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The Weather To-Day: FAIR; COLD, The News and Observer. VOL. XLVII. NO. 93. LEADS ALL NORTH DAROUNA DAILIES i NEWS AID CIRCULATION. SKIRMISHING ON THE TUGELft RIVER Buller’s Guns Stop the Boers’ Work of Intrenching. BOERS SHELL LADYSMITH ENOUGH FOOD THERE NOW FOR TWO MONTH'S. ARRESTED FOR AIDING THE BOERS Two Men Imprisoned Who Claim the Protection of Germany. Methuen Remains at Modcfer River. A British Reconnoisance. Chievelcy Camp, Natal, Dec. 27. (Wednesday)—A heavy Boer gun on Buhvlrana I fill fired steadily upon Lady smith throughout the morning. Lady smith did not respond. The enemy having been again detected attempting to improve their trenches faring General Buller, the British heavy guns opened upon them and the Boers scampered back into the hills. 'Hie British patrols sighted the enemy in force on the extreme left. Nine Boers were .killed in a skirmish that followed, and six Boer wagons were captured. THE BRITISH CONFIDENT. lemdon, Dee. 28. —The latest independ ent news from Ladysmith, says: “The field fortifications would now withstand any organized attack the enemy is likely to deliver. There are sufficient food stuffs for two months. The question of forage might* be trouble some, 'but since the rains there has been some grazing within the British lines. There is no horse sickness. “The casualties caused by our shell fire are increasing, and the Boers arc re ported to be becoming nervous. They fear night sorties and constantly o[>en a heavy fusilade on an imaginary attack.” The German officials have promptly stopped the Boers from recruiting in Damaraiand, Neither men nor horses are permitted to cross the bonier. MET! IF PIN STILL QUIESCENT. London, Dec. 28. —The War Office has received the following from Capo Town, dated Wednesday. December 27th: “Methuen reports as follows: “ 'At 9:30 yesterday evening the Boers on tlie sonthside of Magersfoutcin open ed a very heavy fire for some time. This morning the Naval brigade fired at tlie enemy at the west part of Magcrsfon tcin. The cavalry brigade is rcconnoitar ing in a northeasterly direction. " ‘Lieutenant Piasters inis made an ex tended reconnaissance westward and northward of Enslein and reports all well. Tin* farmers were glad to see *our men. They were suffering from want of foood. “‘I have established a market here, where I can purchase fresh milk and vegetables, selling to the farmers tea and other articles which they cannot otherwise purchase. " ‘Heavy rain fell last night.’ “Gatacre and French report no change in the situation. “Baden-Powell reports all well Decem ber 12th.” ex-premier of natal dies. Durban, Natal. Dec. 27.~<Wedm*sday) —Harry Eseombe. former premier of Natal, died suddenly on the street this afternoon. < for aiding the boers. Durban. Natal. Dec. 27.— 1 Wednesday) —'A German farmer named Stueke, and the Rev. Mr. Ilartes. director of the Hanover Missions in. Natal, have been arrested and imprisoned at Est court, on the charge of aiding the Boers. They l x>t h claim the protection of Germany. WARNED BY LAMPS. L nilou. Deis’inPer 2b. (Friday—t:4li A. M.i ’Hie Modder River correspoii dent of the Daily Chronicle gives an explanation of a' sudden rifle tir<> inex plicably i pencil from the Boer trenches. He says: “The Boers have wins sirctehcd along tin* ground in fnm*i: 4>f the trenches and connected with lamps. If a wire he touched a 1 imp is extinguish ed. ilios giving warning. Ope night a high wind extinguished a lamp, which resulted in a false warning. The lire ci used when the Boers discovered that the alarm was false.* Tin* Transvaal Government. according to information supplied Ly Boer sympa thizers. thretitens to “reduce the ra lions of British prisoners if Great Brit ain stops tin* entry of food by In*lagoa Bay,“ It is now' estimated that the war will oini at least 60,060.000 rounds sterling (•>‘3oo.<)<)().<tot)i aihl ii is suggested that the sinking fund of the n it ion a I debt should in* susjielidtd for live or six vears in order to defray the cost. A USEI-WL.DUTCH ALLY. London. J hr. 28.—A com*s|sotnlent: of the Standard at Lniirciizo Marques says: “Dclegoa Bay is the residouee of Herr Pott, a lloliander. win,* is Goinsn General for tin* Transvaal and Consul for the Netherlands. Pott is the prin cipal medium between Pretoria and Dr Leyds in Euro] *. lie controls tin Ntberland Railway through tin* Trans vaal and is tin* head of tin* Transvaal customs. lie is also head of the Dutch Fast Africa Company and has the ear of the Portuguese Governor, as well as tin* chief of elicit department. “It is openly asserted that Pott lias m private wire to tin* frontier and knows twenty-four hours before others wliat is hapiM'niug. About him gather rill tin* other consuls, tin* Portuguese officials and the German forwarding agents. “If Del agon Bay is- closed, tin* Boers will retaliate by raiding Portuguese ter ritory.” n 2—THE BOERS SPLENDID WORKS London. Dec. 20.—(Friday.)—A dis patch to tin* Daily Mail from Pieter maritzburg dated December 23rd, Sat urday, says: “Every day reveals some new fact regarding tlie strength of tin* Boer posi tion at Ooleirso. Thanks to the ser-* vices of Continental officers, the char inter of the campaign has changed. We are no longer fighting a for who relies upon, guerilla tactics, hut We have to deal with what is rapidly becoming a disciplined army, enjoying tin* advan tages of knowing the country and of selecting the scene of contest without tin* burdens of a cumbersome commis sariat. “ riie Boers have converted the hills near Colonso into a fortress of immense strength. Everywhere they have splen did trenches, many of them bomb-proof. Tramway lines pern nit. the shifting of guns with astonishing rapidity. Tin* main, positions are connected with the outlying positions by underground pas sages. and the forts proper bristle with machine guns, that command the ap proaches. Probably mines are laid. “One hears less nowadays about Boor shells not bursting. Observers of the Colonso fight say tin* Boor shell fire was very eftective. 'Phis is due largely to the fact that the distances are marked off with white paint. ‘The enemy’s discipline is improving. The 'trenches represent great manual la bor. for which the Boers have a keen dislike, and the way in which they re strained their tire when our troops were advancing is another proof of improved soldiering." A MILITARY DICTATORSHIP. Time For Something of the Kind, Says the London Post. London. Dec. 2b. —t Friday, t —Mr. Henry Sj enver Wilkinson, the Morning Post's military expert, in his review of the siiuation today says: “The time has apparently arrived lot the nation to insist if not uponVa mili tary dictatorship, at least upon the ad mission into tin* Cabinet of a military minister empowered to veto any propo sals detrimental to the successful prose cution of the war. and also that the ad ministration of the army should be placed wholly in the hands of a tried military administrator." Rapid Transit Investigation. New York, Dec. 28. —The grand jury was discharged by Judge 'Cowing today after it had handed in a presentment in the Brooklyn! Rapid Transit Company in xestigation, in which it found no indict ment. Judge Beckman heard arguments today on tlie application for an injunction to re strain the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Com pany from paying a reward of $25,000 for information fixing the identity of the person or i«*rsoiis who, as alleged, orig inated false reports as to the financial condition of the company with the pur ]*ose of affecting tlu* price of its stock on the market. Decision was reserved. He Had no Bill of Health. Baltimore, Mil., Dec. 28. —(Yiprain It us sue, of tin* Italian steamer Etna, from Potni. byway of Malta, was fined ssdO by Collector Stone today for being without a Li 11 of health from tie* latter poit. Captain Rns-oe explained that In* had tu t been in a United States jhu" since 1888. and was not aware that a bill of health from a port of call was nccessiary. Under orders from tin* Treasury Department the extreme pen alty was inflicted. Sentenced to be Garroted. San Juau, Porto Rico. Dec. 2X. The Supreme court of Puerto Rico, at Ponce, lias sentenced five men to In* garroted. in D< toiler, I*9B. twenty men heavily armed with guns and . machetes robbed a house at Yanco, Pmviinr of Point*, and murdered a in m named Prndencio Mendez. They also danced around the body with his daughters who were under compulsion. Seven of the men were caught, hut subsequently one of the prisoners escaped and one died in jail. Fire at Vienna, Georgia. Vienna, a.. Dee. US. —This city was swept by tire this morning. Tlie lire started in Smith's restaurant, but the exaet cause has not yet been ascer tained. The fire was not checked until the fol lowing buildings were consumed: Smith's restaurant, a barber shop, the post office. Miss Christian's millinery store, Pow ell's law office, Dr. Poe IPs office, the Vienna House. No lives were lost. The insurance was only partial. Lawton Fund $26,792. Washington, Dec. 2S.—-The subscrip tions to tlu* Lawton. Home Fund receiv ed up to noon by Adjutant General Cor bin and excluding tin* subscriptions col lected in other cities aggregate $20,792. Tanner Not a Candidate. Springfield. 111., Dec. 2S. — At (In gathering of Illinois Republicans for their annual love feast today Governor lolni R. Tanner declared that he was not a candidate for re-election. RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 29, 1899. THE FLOW SEIZURE Consular Agent at Lourenzo Marques to Investigate, Should Protest be Made the Case May Drag on a Year cr Two Before a Decision is Resched. Washington, Dec. 28.-The ascertain ment of tin* facts connected with tin* seizure of American Hour by British warships off tlu* coast of Portuguese Fast Africa has been confided to the United States consular agent at Lmi ri*nzo Marques. Under the instructions sent to him by Secretary Hay yesterday lie will ascertain all of the facts ei n nccted with the seizure of tin* Hour, and particularly the names of the per sons to whom this Hour was consigned, and the actual ownership of the goods. The Department of State is determin ed to do everything proper to maintain American rights in the matter of neutral trade in this ease. But so far, the de partment is in absolute ignorance of many essential facts regarding the sei zures and cannot proceed to make any complaint until it has made sure of its ground. It does not even know that all of tin* Hour was seized, ns was at first reported, and there is reason to believe that in the case of at least one consign ment, the Hour was not seized but sim ply diverted to another port than Lou renzo Marques, and there left subject to tlie disposition of irs owners. Al though this may also be a breach oi neutral privilege, it presents a different case entirely from a seizure outright. To determine with accuracy all of the elements necessary to the preparation of a protest against a seizure of the kind rei*orted, necessarily consumes much time, and flu* State Department, the officials say. following tlu* usual course, cannot be expected lo act other wise than in the line indicated. Dur ing mir late war with Spain, wherever n seizure was made by our warships of a merchant vessel laden with supplies in tended for Spanish ports, we politely informed foreign powers which under took to protest that they would he obliged to wait tin* usual and regular action of our prize courts. Tims when a French ship was towed into Charles ton. notwithstanding tin* represent at io'n made by tlu* French Government. <nir Government insisted on carrying out all of tlu* routine proceedings of a prute trial. In one of the cases growing out of that particular seizure, it was nearly two years before the parties claiming to be aggrieved by the seizure and de tention of tlu* ship, seen nil a final de cision of the ease by the Suj none Court of flu* United States. Yet this ease was simplicity itself compared with tin legal problems presented in. tlu* stoppage of a British merchant ship by a British mtiii-of-war. and the search of a neutral cargo for contraband of war. HARPER BROS.’ CREDITORS. Plan of Reorganization to be Sub mitted to Them. New York, Dec. 28.- At the instance of creditors whose claims aggregate nearly half tin* entire indebtedness of Harper and Brothers, a committee of live, of which Alexander E. On* is chairman, has undertaken to prepare and submit to creditors a plan of re organization. It is believed that with proper management the business can earn in 1900 about SIOO,OOO above oper ating ex lenses. Tin* committee therefore recommends to tin* creditors that the business lie continued under strong single-handed court rol. The total liabilities are $2.9011,000 and the gross assets $2,120,41:5. New Weekly Line to Liverpool. New York. Dee. 28. The annoiinei*- incnt was made toduy that arrangement had Ih-cii , completed by Frederick Ley land and Company, limited, of Liverpool, for tin* establishment of a weekly pas senger steamship service between Now* York* and Liverpool. This new line, which will const it tite the most important addition to the trains-Atlantic service in recent: years, will have in operation with in two months six big vessels and will conduct a wi*eokly service similar in methods to those of the Atlantic Trans port Line, now running between this port and London. The vessels to be placed in the new ser vice are the Winifmliau, Armenian, Ucstrian, Victorian, Columbian and Georgian, several of them being at pres ent used by the British Government tem porarily for transport service. These vessels average some 9,0(H1 tons each, and can make the voyage in about It* days. Corpse Found Shot in the Back. Norfolk. Ya.. Dec. 2N.— Stone dead, with a. bullet in tlie back of his neck, was the condition in which Mr. <\ Bev erley 9'unu t* was found near the stable in his yard Wednesday night. Mr. Tur ner lived near Ferguson’s Wharf, in I sit* of Wight county, and was a well known saw imill man, owning large interests near his home. 'Mr. Turner was last seen alive about U:3O o’clock, when he went out to feed his stock. Some time afterwards lie was found lying not very far from tin* house, and lan ween him and tin* stable were found Ids hat and lantern evidenc ing that be had made an attempt to reach the house after being shot. The motive for the murder is unknown, lint a man named Nat. Giliigan has been arrested oil suspicion of dicing the slayer of the dea d man. Giliigan vigorously protests his innocence. BRANDED AS FICTION 1 Fhe Story of an Anelo-Ger man-Portugese Treaty, Said to Have as Its Object the Division of Por tugal's Territory in Africa Between England and Germany. Berlin, Dee. 28.—Regarding the state ment by the Lokal Anzeiger that a secret Anglo-( lerman-Port ugucse t ivaty exists for the division of the Portuguese colonies in South Africa, tin* correspond ent of the Associated Press is able to assert on the highest authority that the story is a pure fiction, and is in all its claim without foundation in fact. The high* official who authorizes this denial made the following declaration: "There is no objection to*stating that the understanding bad by Great Britain, Germany and Portugal refers only to Africa and leaves Asia wholly out of the account. It is quite certain, however, that Germany under no consideration would court tide such, a bargain with Portugal as tin* Lokal Anzeiger sets forth. Anyone with the slightest politi cal sense ought to see that these tiny ■ enclaves in the midst of British India are the last colonial possessions Germany would dream of.” STORY NOT CREDITED. Washington, Doe. 28.—Nothing is known here of the reported intention of Great Britain and Germany to partition Portuguese East Africa between them. The officials here attach no credence to the story, because, as they point out. a movement'of this kind, disturbing the balance of power in Africa, would lead [almost certainly to serious complications I between the principals and tlie other powers of Europe. Moreover, the old I rumor of a secret, treaty between Eng land and Portugal, whereby the former might for a proper consideration possess itself of Delagoa Bay whenever the place is needed for military purposes has al ways been credited to some extent here, and if such a treaty really exists, there would he no need for Germany’s partici pation, as reported. A FANTASTIC STORY. London. Dee. 28.—A dispartdi to the Times from Berlin, comment* on the Isikal Anzeiger treaty statements as fol lows: “When it is rcinemltcrcd that two of Portugal's Asiatic possessions. Goa a nil Da moo. form enclaves of the province of Bombay, the statement of the Lokal Anzeiger borders on the fantastic.” A WARRANT FOR STAHL. Receiver Appointed. How Stahl Blind ed His Partner, Straub. Philadelphia. Dee. 28.—Judge McPher son in tin* Unites I States District Court today appointed Frank M. Crawford re ceiver 'for Stahl and Straub, fixing the security at $5,000. Counsel for tin* cred itors asked for a restraining order to prevent tin* transfer of securities and to have the linn adjudicated, iinvoluntary bankrupts. Charles IT. Vollnm. the expert account ant in charge of the brokers' books, said at a meeting of the creditors today: “This is the cleanest ease of looting I have met with in thirty years." An official at the banking rooms said today, in referring to Stahl's methods: "He ran three separate accounts on. se curities iin tin* care of the firm, paying interest on stocks, dividends on the same stocks, and further interest frym the firm, and this was apparently one of his ways of blinding the eyes of his partner.” “The ,i*oinn:ittt*e appointed by creditors to 'investigate the accounts of Stahl and Straub, who failed November 29th. re port that not a dollar's worth of availa ble resources were found. The total lia bilities amount to $1,221,308 and tin* to tal assets $927,478, leaving a deficiency of $293,829. John 11. Straub, the junior member of the firm is under bail on* the charge of embezzlement*. His partner. Mr. Staid, is missing and a warrant lias been issued for bis arrest. SHOT BY A NEGRO DESPERADO. Sheriff Simkins Killed in Trying to Make an Arrest. Monticello. Fla.. Dee. 28. YYill Gor man, a negro, shot ami instantly killed Sheriff T. B. Simkins this morning at tin* Scurry Place, six miles north of town. Gorman was wanted for murder and Simkins and a posse went to arresr him. They closed in on the cabin In which the negro was concealed. As Simkins pushed open the door. Gorman shot him twice in the breast. Tlie murderer escaped from the rear door, but was shot down and killed. Mr. Simkins was a man of much prominence in Jefferson county and was the falher of Mrs. .1. B. Baker and Mrs. W. B. Denham, of Jacksonville, both well known society ladies. GENERAL WOODPOLICY. Unexpected Morning Visits to Asy lums and Jails. Havana, Dei*. 28. —General Wood's of fice is besieged daily by a crowd of of fice seekers from all part* of the island. Tlu* applicants want everything or any thing—from cabinet secretaryships to jauitorships. Despite the faet that the Governor General receives on tin* aver age 200 people every twenty-four hours, In* manages to find time to pay unexpect ed. early morning visits to the asylums and jails. General Wood prefers to take the managers of such institutions u r pared. Tomorrow be intends to : the leper hospital. Today he Vi* c Bi'iiefteiencia. 'He does not intend to into* ’al ters of public policy Ihv’.'j? new* year, when the new Cabinet lw* in stalled. It is generally rep rteil by friends of the men named that Seuor N'illalon has been offered a Cabinet posi tion. A similar statement is made con cerning Senores Ynrona, Esteveza and Tamayo. Senor Yillnlon is the present chief of public works at Santa Clara Senor Yurona was formerly editor of the Patr.ia.. Senor Esteveza is the presi dent of the National party. Senor Tam ayo is a. judge of the Supreme 'Court. Most of these appointments, if made, (would meet with public approval, but General Wood declines to confirm or de ny in any ease, asserting that be will not give out information on the subject until the entire Cabinet has boon decided upon. 'Cubans have been agreeably surprised by General Wood’s refusal to allow the municipality of Cardenas to grant private contracts. In a communication, embody ing his refusal lie said: “No such contract will be recognized until after the municipalities have been elected, an event which is only a few •months off. Then the will of the people will be known: and provided there is no interference with the prerogatives of the general government municipalities will Id* allowed to use all rightful means of improving the country without interfer ence from Havana or anywhere else.” PUT HIS WIFE OUT OF DOORS. Ed Durham Goes to Jail For Threaten ing Her Life. Durham. N. <\. Deo. 28.—(Special.)— Ed Durham, a white mail, was today ltoimd over under a one hundred dollar bond by Justices Gunter and Owens. He bad threatened the lives of his wife and mother-in-law, and several days ago put his wife out of doors. Since then she has lived on the hospitality of neigh bors. Durham told liis wife his mind was made up to kill her. This threat caused his arrest, and an, default of bail he was sent to jail. Coming Gold Exports. New York, Dee. 28. —Wall Street esti mates of next Saturday's gold engage ments place the amount at $3,000,000. Superintendent Mason, of the Assay Of fice, has not yet lieen instructed to fur nish bars for export at leVs than one tenth of one per cent premium, so noth ing but coin, it is thought, will ht* shippoiL Mullert Scliall and Company will ship $750,000 and August Belmont and Com pany $500,OIK) by* Saturday's steamers. The discrepancy between Wall Stiver an nouncements of gold engagements for last Saturday’s steamer ami the custom house riqmrts of actual shipments was cleared up today when the papers cover ing the Goldman. Sachs and Company shipment of $1,550,000 were filed. Effort to Save the Ariosto. Norfolk. Ya., Dee. 28. —Caps. Barnes, of tin* British steamship Ariosto, ashore at flatteras, is to lie reinforced by the presence of Captain Wei lon. sent by the underwriters’ agents. The steamer Rescue has been ordered from Now York and is expected to touch here en route to assist the barges Haggerty and William Coley, at work on the wreck. Tin* efforts to rescue wiil be continued until all chance of saving the ship has disappeared. Threatened Uprising Averted. Fort White. Flu., Dee. 28.—The threatened uprising of negroes here over the killing of 'Pom White, a negro, by the marshal of this place, has been averted by the citizens arming themselves and making a show* of force. Several shots were tired into residences by unknown parties who an* supposed to have been negroes. Armed guards are kept out to prevent incendiary tires. Collector Shoots a Woman. Chattanooga!. Teniv.. Dec*. 28.—This afternoon, Famuol Mills, a collector for an installment house, attempted to seize furniture in the house of Mary Yenable, for a small debt. The woman attempted to prevent it, >and in thin struggle that ensued, Mills shots the woman and her little son >and daughter, all seriously. Ball Players Off For Cuba. New Orleans, La.. Dec. 28.—Abner Powell left by tlu* Morgan Line steam er today for Cuba with a team of base ball players. They will spend a month in Havana and Matanzas. Among the players were Goading, Kansas City: Childers. Philadelphia; Stein-field, Cin cinnati. and McAllister, St. Louis. Accidentally Killed His Son. Charleston. S. C.. Dee. 28.—William Saehael, an Orangeburg county farmer, while hunting oil Tuesday afternoon near St. Matthews, accidentally shot and killed his only child, a boy eight years old. Deputy Sheriff Killed. Cordon!, Fla., Dee. 28. —News lias just reached ben* that Deputy Sheriff McMul len. of 'Citrus county was killed Tuesday night by some unknown person. A posse is looking for the murderer. On the same night Mr. MrMuMen's barn at this place was burned down. Gueen at Isle of Wight. Loudon. Dec. 28. Queen Y'ietoria ar rived at Osborne. Isle of Wight, this afternoon. The water was very rough on route. PRICE FIVE &SNTS JE SENTIMENT _ * HftS ROW CHANGED Some Believe Simonton May Reverse Himself. F. M. SIMMONS’ SPEECH i lIE CLOSED AN ABLE ARGUMENT FOR THE STATE. ML BURTON MADE A VIGOROUS ATTACK Declared Decision in the Abbott-Beddingfield Case Not Good Law. Weslern Union Case Against Corporation Commission Will be Argued Today. Charleston, S. C., Dee. 28.—(Special.) — l The argument in the action of the va rious railroad companies against the North Carolina Corporation Commission, commenced on yesterday, was concluded today. Col. Hinsdale completed his very clear and painstaking argument, and was followed by Mr. Burton, who at tacked very vigorously tlie decision of the Abbott-Beddingfield ease as not Vic ing good law, and therefore Judge Sim onton should not reverse his former de cision and hold that the Corporation Commission had power to assess the property of the various railroad compa nies l'or taxation. Mr. .Simmons concluded for the com mission and discussed the single ques tion whether Judge Simonton should consider himself hound by the decision in 'the ease of Abbott vs. Beddingfiehl. Mr. Simmons was well prepared and made a most creditable argument. The sentiment has now changed, and it is be lieved Judge Simonton will reverse him self. The action of the Western Union Telegraph Company against tin* Corpo ration Commission will la* argued to morrow* by Mr. Robert Strong for plain tiff and Col. John W. Hinsdale for de fendant. GOES TO ATTORNEY GENERAL. Complaint of Shippers Against New Classification of Freight. Washington, Dee. 28. —Today the iu tor-State Commerce Commission in com pliance with the request of the freight shippers and representatives of tin* com mercial interests, transmitted to Attor ney General Griggs a transcript of the evidence taken at the hearing last week respecting the new classification of freight made by the official classifica tion committee. The promised classification is to bt* made effective on January Ist, by all railroads using the official classifica tion. These include more than sixty lines east of the Mississippi and north of the Ohio anil Potomac* rivers. r I no petition of the shippers was that tin* commission should transmit the evidence taken before it to the Attorney General with a recommendation that lie institute legal proceedings, by injunction or other wise, to restrain the railroads from putting the new classification into ef fect . To the request of tin* shippers the commission in part complies. The evi dence and arguments are transmitted to the Attorney General hut without recommendation. The letter says: "The protesting shippers assert that increases in rates, to the extent effected by these changes in classification, are without, justification and will result in excessive charges upon most if not all of the articles in question. They also allege that bard ship and injustice will further result from tin* changes widen will In* made in the relation of rates, and especially from the increases in the differences between carloads and less than carload charges. If their conten tion in these respects is well founded. ::s to w hich xve express no opinion, a w rong is about to he accomplished which the commission is powerless to prevent and for which the act to regulate comment* affords no adequate redress.” Attorney General Griggs, who is ill today, bas given, of course, no 'intimation yet as to what action, if any. lie may take in the premises. Necessarily lie will have to review tin* testimony l*efori lie can reach an intelligent conclusion. In any event, it is said, it will be several days before tin* matter can la* determ ined. Bubonic Plague at Honolulu. Sail Francisco, Dee. 28. The army transports Centennial and Newport, which arrived here last night from .Ma nila. via Honolulu, bring the startling news that the bubonic plague is raging in tin* capital city of the Hawaiian Is lands. It is understood that tin* scourge was brought into Honolulu by vessels from one of the infected ports of China, Cleveland Able to be Up. Princeton. N. J„ Dee. 28. -Ex-Pied dent Grover Cleveland, who bis been confined to his led for the last ih*ei* days, was much improved today. The attending physician at the Ulev**laud residence stated that the ex President was up and able to get about the house and would soon la* entirely lvoovi'ed from his sickness.
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