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The Weather To-Day: FAIR; COLD. The News and Observer. YOL. XLVII. NO. 94. leads ill north Carolina dailies m news and oißouumr. ROAR AS OF BATTLE REAR STORMBERO Galacre Supposed to be En gaging the Boers. A BRUSH AT KIMBERLY TIIE DAILY BOMBARDMENT OF LADYSMITH CONTINUES. BOERS CAPTURE 2 FORTS, THEY REPORT Baden-Powell tells Boers That Our Government Has Warned Others That She Will Side With England if They Interfere. Cape Town, Dec. 28.—(Thursday)—A dispatch from Ora-doek reports heavy firing in the direction of St or tuber g. It is supposed this is connected with Gen eral Gataere's attempt to reopen com munication with the Indwe collieries. THE LINE WORKING. London, Dec. 29.—The War Office has received the following dispatch: “Gape Town, Dec. 28. —(Thursday)— The Imle Collier line is now working again.” London, Dec. 29.—A War Office dis patch from Colonel Baden-Poawell dated December 12th, after announcing that 'Flic text of Colonel Baden-Powell’s and well at Mafeking, adds that the bombardment and musketry fire contin ued daily on all sides and that the health and spirits of the garrison are very satisfactory. The text of Colonel Baden-Poawell's proclamation to the burghers besieging Mafeking, the gist of which has already been cabled, comes from Lourcuzo Mar ques, today. After asserting that the Republics cannot hope for foreign inter vention and pretending to relate the ex act attitude of all the European powers, including Emperor William who the Colonel said, “fully sympathizes with England.” Baden-Powell’s makes the extraordinary statement that “the American Government has warned the others of her intention to side with Eng land-should any of them interfere.” TRAINS RUNNING TO CO LEX SO. Pretoria, Dec. 25.—(Monday.)—Gener al Schalk-Burger reports under date of December 23rd, that trains are now running to Colenso, indicating that the Boers have built a connection around Ladysmith. General Cronje reports from the Mod der River, December 24th. that the Boers captured two British forts at Kurmnan December 17th. The Transvaal Government lias pro mulgated a new' gold tax law, by which Individuals and companies working their own mines are taxed thirty per cent of the output while mines worked by the Government will pay fifty per cent. .Sus pended mines will pay 30 |ver cent on their probable output, calculated on three months’ workings. Reducing works will pay thirty per cent of their net profits. The law is retroactive to October 11th. ASTOR’S CONTRIBUTION. London, Dec. 29.—William Waldorf Astor has subscribed 1.000 pounds ster ling to the Buckinghamshire fund to equip the county’s contingent of Yeo manry. BRITISH REPULSE REPORTED. Pretoria, Dec. 20.—(Tuesday)—By way of I.onrenzo Marques. Dec. 28. —(Thurs- day)—Commandant Synntau reports as follows from Molopo: “On Monday morning tin* enemy from Mafeking attacked one of our forts in force, with cannon, Maxim and an ar mored train, and so persistently that there was fighting right ou the walls of the fort. Bill we have retained our fort. The British loss is reported as 55.” ‘The other commandoes rejiort: “All quiet,” with the exception of the usual bombardment of Ladysmith. BOERS DEFEAT THE KAFFIRS. Pretoria, Dec. 20.—(Tuesday—Via Lou renzo Marques, Thursday, Doe. 28.) — Commandant Swart roinirts from the laager at Alowyn’s Ivop near Zonist, that he had an engagement on Friday, De eember 22nd. with Kaffirs in the neigh borhood’ of Dedeerpoort. The Kafnrs occupied a strongly fortified ridge and were well .prepared for emergencies. After heavy fighting the burghers cap tured the Kaffir position, losing three killed and five wounded. STILL SHELLING LADYSMITH. Pietermaritzburg. Deo. 27. —(Wednes- day)—A dispatch from Ladysmith, dated December 22nd. says: "The Boers have mounted another Ildwitzer on Surprise Hill, replacing the gun captured in the sortie of the Rifle brigade. While they watch us nightly with a searchlight and bombard the place daily, they show no signs of assaulting the town. They probably think they can starve us out, but we hiaive plenty of provisions. I be total casualties since the siege be gan are 70 men killed and 239 wounded.” BRITISH RK< X) XNO IT It E. Kimberley , Dee. 22.— (Friday t—via Modder River, Dee. 27. (Wednesday)— Before dawn today a detachment of the mounted forces with artillery and light infantry, moved out in a westerly direc tion. The Boer artillery from Kamper daui opened fire at Otto’s Kopje, Kim berlcy fort replying with twenty shells. The British force reconnoitered out posts along Laaaretto Ridge, the Boer pat nils retrea I i irg. Having accomplished this and having discovered the Boer r**inforeements ap proaching from Wimbledon Ridge. Col onel Chamier, with the Royal (artillery, exchanged a dozen shells as soon as the guns could be limbered up. Some 500 Boers poured in a heavy fire from their earthworks, the British finally retiring with the loss of one horse; The movement showed that the Boers were still keeping their'Trims in the vi cinity of Kimberley, and <are able to summon reinforcements rapidly. It also showed their proneness to vacate a po sition immediately when weaker than the opposing force. THE BOERS KEI'T INFORMED. London, Dec. 30. —(Saturday.)—The Times has a dispatch from Lourenzo Marques, dated December 28, which says: “The suspicion that tin* Boer Intelli gence epartment is in close touch with a foreign consulate in Pretoria, is eon firmed by the fact that tile news of the appointment of Lord Roberts as com mander-in-chief in South Africa was gen erally known in Pretoria on December 20tli, indirectly reaching Delagoa Bay from the Transvaal two days inter. Sus picion rests upon a consul who is notori ous for his Boer sympathies. There is reason to lielievc that Pretoria is kept well informed with regard to British military movements. “With reference to the minors of smuggling contraband, it is sign ifirar:lt that Major Trasanus, of the Free State artillery is here, his arrival being coin cident with that of the French liner. Considering the freedom with which the Transvaal secret service fund is spent considerable mischief may In* done mi less cargoes are inspected by British searchers, who understand foreign bills of lading.” THE BOER S .NiERYOUSXiESS. London. Dec. 30. —(Saturday.)—The iModder River correspondent of the Times referring to the scare-firing of the Boers, says: “Their nervousness causes much amuse ment among the British. It is quite cer tain that half the Boer force is employed watching by day and the other half by night. Probably the consequent weari ness, with the scarcity of water and the presence of typhoid, will render the Boer position* intolerable. Their present, action is due rather to a scare or to a wish to cover a retirement of Spytfou tein.” COLONIALS WITH THE BOERS. London, Dec. 30.—< Saturday.)—'Hae Cape Town • correspondent of the Daily News says: “A Surge resident of Vryburg who was released by the Boers, saw 2,009 colonials from Griqualand West. He says colonial faces are to be seen every where in the Boer ranks.” SCARCITY OF WATER. London, Dee. 30.—(Saturday.)—T -e Times publishes the following dispatch from Chieveley Camp, dated December 24th: “Parties of Boers approached toduy within three miles of Chieveley ■Comp, threatening our watering parties, who are compelled to go some two miles, owing to the scarcity of water. “It is reported that the Ladysmith garrison made a sortie on. T hursday and captured a hill.” SHELLS DOING DEADLY WORK. Ladysmith, ‘Dec. 24.- —-(Sunday.)—\ ia Pietermaritzburg.—General White has had a slight attack of fever, but lie is now convalescent. The Boer shell fire has been very dam aging recently, (hi Friday one shell killed six men. and wounded one. Tin* same missile killed 14 horses. Another just missed tin* Fifth Lancers’ lines, slightly wounding six officers. Several shells have fallen close to General White’s house, compelling the removal of headquarters to another ]>oint. It is reported that General Joubert is again in command of tin* Boers here. The military authorities appear confident, but they are very reticent. Boers have Ih*cii observed moving northward and westward in large num bers. IMPORTANT MOVE IMMINENT. Will Buller Attempt Now to Retrieve His Defeat? London, Dec. 30.—(Saturday—,7 A. M.) —The latest special dispatches from Chieveley Camp hint hardkly at some important movement as imminent. This is interpreted; with shine misgivings, to mean that General Buller contemplates a renewal of liis attempt to relieve Lady smith. It is reported by tin* same dis patches that the 'Boers have now retired to the north back of tin* Tugela, being afraid that the swollen river may bar tlu-ir retreat. They are also moving their laagers nearer Ladysmith, proba bly with the intention of putting furth er pressure on the garrison which now seems to be suffering pretty lieaviiy from the bombardment. It is difficult however, to conceive that General Buller would make* another frontal attack, especially now that tin* river is rising, and an additional indication that fliis is not bis purpose is the fact that he lias removed his headquarters back to Frere. 'l’hc Boer movement northward from the Tugela is quite in keeping with (In* enemy's usual plan of securing a safe line of retreat. It is known that artillery is due lo arrive for General Buller. but the belief here is flint liis force even then would be too weak, lie may however, be animated by a de sire to accomplish something before the arrival of Lord Roberts and to satisfy the keenness of liis men to retrieve their tiefea t. The reported engagement with Kaf firs is very vague and cannot be ex plained pending the arrival of later dis patches. ' j i RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA, SATURDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 30. 1899. IRISH AID FOR BOERS Secret Meeting of Hibernians in Philadelphia. SIOO,OOO to be Raised For a Hospital Ship. A Pro-Boer Mass Meeting to be Held Next Month. Philadelphia, I’a., Dec. 29. —Over four uundiret! ilelegiatds representing ninety divisions of the Ancient Order of Hiber ians of Philadelphia, with a total mem bership of 20,000, held a secret meefintg in industrial Hall tonight for the pur pose of taking some action with a view of helping tin* Boors in their war with Great Britain. Alexander MeKernan. president of the Philadelphia Union pre sided. After 'tin* meeting had adjourmied it was announced that tin* delegates of all divisions had pledged every member of their respective divisions to contribute $2.50 toward a fund of SIOO,OOO to lie raised for tile purpose of sending a hospi tal ship to the Boers, d t was also an nounced that strong resolutions of sym pathy for the Boers had been adopted, and tliat the members of the order heart ily endorse and will participate in tin* pro-Boer mass meeting to In* held in this city on January 13th under tin* auspices of the Irish-American Club. Patrick O’Neill, State President of the Hibernians stated after the meeting that he had received many letters from physicians of different parts of the Uni ted States, offering their services on tin* ship. Many offers of medicines and other supplies*, lie said, had also come to him. When some of the delegates wen* ask ed how they expected to get a ship to the (Boers in view of the fact that tin* latter have no seaport, tin* delegates gave an evasive answer, anr refused to talk about that part of tin* project. THE CRUISER’S MISSION. To Establish a Coaling Station in Liberia, it is Thought. London, Dec. 29. —It has been learned by a representative of The Associated Press that the United States cruiser Montgomery’s visit to Liberia, is appar ently the result of overtures made to Washington by that republic. Though the British Government is Jo* complete ig norance of the purpose of the Montgom ery's mission, the estffWiShnient of a coaling station in Liberia by the United States is regarded as scarcely probable, as, it is asserted no Liberian port lias any facilities for coaling, all of them be ing open and surf bound. The Associated Press representative learns, however, that a far more irpor tant step is under consideration. It con sists in a joint request of the United ’States and Great Britain upon France to define the boundary between the ter ritory she claims and that claimed by Liberia. Thus step is not yet decided upon, but Great Britain! only aw flits the United States’ assent to become a party to such a request. it is alleged that Franco for many years has been encroaching on Liberia, and it was only by the strenuous protest of the United States that she was pre vented from appropriating a large slice of Liberia in 1892. THE NAVAL OFFICIALS MUM. Washington, Dee. 29. —Although the naval officials will make no official state ment respecting tin* cruise of the Mont gomery to West Africa, it is admitted that tlie ship was there in the early fall, returning to her station at Buenos Ayres about the first of last November. These dates in themselves may Ik* regarded as sufficient to dispel any impressio.ni that the cruise was in any manner connected with the war between the British and the Boers. As to the real objects of the cruise, it is believed tliat the Navy De partment luid its eye upon a possible coal ing station oil tin* West Coast as is indi cated in the foregoing dispatch. Before and during the Civil War the United States had no less than three coaling stations on that coast. They wmre practi cally abandoned when the West African station was dropped front the list, but tin* chief of the Equipment Bureau, Ad miral Bradford, has strongly urged that they lie re-established so as to ensure our naval vessels a source of supply of coal when passing from the Eastern At lantic ‘States around to the Philippines and China, ia* the event that the Suez. Canal should be closed against them. Tlie Liberian Government has always Ih*ch willing and even anxious that tin* station on its coast should Ik* kept up. if only as a manifestation of tin* interest of the United States in the colony it created, and to protect it by our moral influence against Eurojiean aggression. “""Hernandez Revolt Smashed. Caracas. Venezuela, Dec. 29.—(Via Ilayticn Cable.)—'The Hernandez revo lution can Ik* said to be ended. Hern andez is fleeting with 200 men to the Colombian boundary. The Government troops and the Minister of War, General Pulido, are back at Caracas. Lawton Fund Over $30,000. Washington, Dec. 29. —Adjutant Gen eral Corbin reports today that tlie con tributions to tin* Lawton Relief Fund to date amount to $30,525.10, being an increase of about $4,000 since the last report. Gold Shipment Today. New York. Dec. 29. —Heidelbach, Ickelheimer and Company will ship sl,- 64)0,000 gold’ by (tomorrow’s steamer. This makes a total for tomorrow' so far engaged of $2,850,000. VICTIMS OF HATERAS Wreck of a Schooner Seen Off the Cape, Her Crew of Ten May be Added to the List of Those Who Perished in Satur day’s Storm. Chicago. 111.. Dec. 29. —A special dis patch to the Tribune from Norfolk, Va., says: i “The loss of about ten. other men can be added’ to the already long list sacri ficed in Saturday’s might's lug hurri cane. in which twenty one met death at Hatterns and! 15 on an unknown bark ’in niid-ocean, for they undoubtedly went down in the wreck that was discovered today off Hatteras, the most dangerous point nm the Atlantic coast. “The first, news was brought by the British steamship Ashland*. Captain Lewis, which arrived several days over due from Galveston to Marseilles, via ‘Norfolk, for coal. Captain Lewis stat ed yesterday, when about 25 miles north, one quarter east ol’ Diamond Shoals lightship, off Cape Hatteras, he passed the wreck of a large three masted schoon er. and the only things visible alw>ve the water were the topmasts. There were no signs of Kfe about tlie vessel or wreckage floating and the sea was too rough to permit liis ship to go near the wreck. The size of tin* masts indicate a large sailing vessel whose crew was not less than ten men. “The schooner undoubtedly sunk in ‘Saturday night’s storm and being 25 mills from Diamond Shoals which are 18 miles from shore, no distress signals were seen if show'll. No shipwrecked sailors could have been landed and the mew must have gone down in their ship. “The Ashland* had a rough trip as did the Kairos. which left Galveston four days ahead ami which vessel arrived today.” GERMAN STEAMER AGROUND. Life Boats Unable to Reach Her • Through the Heavy Seas. London. Dee. 30.—(Saturday)—A vlajge German mail steamer whose name has ijot yet been ascertained, has gone aground during a terrific gale in East Bay. about a quarter of a mile off Diogenes*, the Southern extremity of Kent. Heavy seas arc breaking over tlie ves sel and tin* lifeboats are tumble to retach her. It is believed that the grounded steam er is one of the Haniburg-Ameriean Liners. It is reported that the position of the liner is very serious. Tugs land lifeboats were urgently requisitioned from Dover and Folkestone, but they had tlie utmost difficulty in getting off. owing to tlie gale. The signals of distress were observed from the Sand Head Lightship. VESSEL UNKNOWN HERE. New York, Dee, 29.—(Examinations of tiie sailing schedules and the maritime register show' no vessels of either the (Hamburg-American nor North German (Lloyd lines near Duugeness. It is al most impossible to conceive bow a steam er of either line could have been near the sjh>(: indicated in tlie cal lies unless the departure of a vessel from Hamburg or Bremen was a variation from the ad vertised sailings'. Cable dispatches for four days hack do not reveal that any liner of the two companies has sailed front Hamburg or Bremen outward bound. » DEATH OF A DESPERADO. An Escaped Murderer Killed Fiercely Resisting Arrest. Bronson, Fla.. Dee. 29. —-W. B. Wil liams, the condemned murderer, who es caped from jail last June was captured near liis home in this vicinity early this morning. Will Tams resisted des"jn*ratcly. lie shot Deputy Sheriff Walker in the side, anil John Dean, another deputy, was shot in the haud.% Dean finally shot Williams in the abdoman, inflicting a mortal wound. Sheriff Sutton left: at once for the scene and brought Williams’ body here tonight. It is not thought Walker’s wound wiil prove fatal. THE FILIPINOS OUTWIT HARE. Prisoners He Sought to Rescue Have Doubtless Been Separated. Manila, Dee. 29. —10:11) p. ill. —Tlie in surgents who evaluated the coast towns between Dagupan and Vigan, fleeing to the mountains 'before the advancing Am ericans are returning in small bands to the towns the Americans do not occupy, terrorizing tiie natives and Chinamen who showed .friendship fin* the Ameri cans. Tlie natives and'Chinese are seek ing the protection of the American garri sons. Colonel Weasel's cavalry, while scout ing in tlie vicinity, of Trinidad, found evidence of Filipino soldiers being in that vicinity but it was impossible to bring about an engagement. The recent increase in the garrison of Xamucpucun, against a threatened rebel attack on Christmas Day, averted trou ble. Colonel Luther R. Hare, of the Thirty third infantry who has I men following a party of American prisoners, lost track for three days, about December 20th. of such signs and evidences of their pas sage that they customarily left behind them. It is thought the prisoners were separated and conveyed to remote parts of tlie mountains thus increasing tin* dif ficulties of General Young’s troops to effect a rescue. General Wheeler, who was recently in Manila requesting an appointment South in the line of tlie expeetd campaign, is uow at Puniquc. MOUNTAIN STRONGHOLD WAR. Washington. Dec. 29. —The Adjutant General received a cable message from General Otis this morning, telling of the capture of a mountain stronghold be yond Montalban, north bast of San Mateo, formerly supposed to be impreg nable, and the capture of many prisoners and a large quantity of arms and am munition. Tin* dispatch is as follows: “Manila, December 29th. “Adjutant General. War Department, Washington: "Colonel Lockett with regiment: two battalions Forty-sixth, (Colonel Schuy ler) ; one Forty-fifth (Colonel Dorstl; and Company Twenty-seventh infantry, two guns.. Captain Van, Dreeseni* attacked enemy six hundred strong on mountain stronghold beyond Montalban, northeast San Mateo. Large number killed and wounded, twenty-four taken prisoners. Lockett captured one cannon; forty rifles, 20,000 rounds ammunition: five hundred pounds powder: arsenal, fortifi cations; all food supplies and considera ble other property. This captured point located on mountain trail and formerly supposed to be impregnable. Our casual ties Lieutenant Enslow, Eleventh Cav alry and five enlisted men wounded, mostly slight. Private Matson, Forty fifth infantry drowned. (Signed.) “OTIS.” Question of Precedence Settled. Washington, Dec. 29.—The program for the President's new year reception, issued today, is accepted as settling nil qrtostions of precedence at official re ceptions of the three branches of tlie military service, the army, the navy and the marine corps. According to the program the departments rank in the order named, thus adhering to the cus tom established many years ago of placing them in line according to se niority of organization) If Major Gen eral Miles, tiie head of the army and Admiral Dewey, the head of the navy, pay their respects to the President, as emnmanders-iu-ehief of the army ami navy on New Year’s day, they will take their places in line in the order named, one at tiie head of the military branch a lid Abe other at the head of the naval. The Lee Memorial Ball. Washington. Dec. 29.—The manage ment of the Lee memorial reception, ball and banquet to be given in the National Rifles armory hall January 12th. ISMMt. to aid in the erection of a UHqiuinent to General Robert E. Lee. called ujH»n the Secretary of War to day ynd requested the use of the nation al colors with which to decorate the hall on that evening. 'Aplii(ition was also made for the permission of General Fitzhugli Ini* to attend this function, and the reply was made, that should the General de sire to come: and in tlie opinion of himself and General Wood the public welfare would ]>eraiit his absence at tliat time, the department would con sider an uppluntion for his visit to the national capital on that occasion. The Cabinet Discuss Alaska. Wilmington, Dec. 29.—Much of tlie time of today’s Cabinet meeting was occupied by Secretary Wilson in discuss ing tlie agricultural possibilities of Alaska. It may be decided to increase the number of troops in Alaska on the ground that the constantly increasing population demand additional protection. Reports reaching tin* Departments indi cate that the rush next year to Alaska, especially to Cape Nome, will be large, and more troops will probably be re quired. It is probable that one or more additional forts will be established, one doubtless at Ca|H> Nome, but none ot the details have yet been, worked out. May Coal in Heavy Seas. Washington. Dee. 29. —The naval board which conducted the trial of tin* Miller Coaling System has submitted a favora ble report to Admiral Bradford, chief of tiie Equipment Bureau. The lmard con ducted these experiments with tlie ‘battle ship Massachusetts and: the Government collier Marcellos, the battleship towing the collier which supplied the former with coal in 8(H) pound bags by means of tlie towing lints which made an aerial trolley. The tests were conducted un der varying conditions of weather, and in 'tlie opinion of the board were emi nently successful. In weather as heavy its it was practicable to coal ship undei any conditions, the device transported about twenty tons am boor safely. England’s Right Questioned. Berlin, lice. 29. —The Neuste Naeh richten questions the right of ’Great Britain to confiscate gold ingots which are being transported from tin* Trans vaal to Europe. It says it regards tin* discussion in the English press concerning Delagoa Bay as purely tenta tive, as Great Britain lias given no signs that she wil infringe on neutral territory. A Colonelcy For Wales. London, Dec. 29. —-The Prince of Wales has accepted the chief colonelcy of tin* Imperial Yeomanry and lias con tributed 105 pounds sterling for the use of the organization. Lord Salisbury Presides. London, Dee. 29. —Lord Salisbury presided at a meeting of tlie National Defense committee today. PRICE FIVE CENTS COUNTF'-JCES BY ntPORLICmiS Reply to the Address of the Goebel Leaders, DENIED RIGHT TO VOTE REPUBLICAN ELECTION OFFI CERS EJECTED FROM BOOTHS THE MAYOR OF LOUISVILLE ARRAIGNED Bradley Defended in Calling Out Troops. Tissue Ballots Said to Have Been Used by Both Parties, Charges of Wholesale Fraud by Democrats. Frankfort, Ivy., Dec. 29. —The address of the Republican leaders, in reply to\ the recent address of the Goebel lead ers indorsing the contesting candidates* on the Democratic State ticket, wan given out tonight. It replies specifical ly to the Democratic charges of fraud and makes some sensational counter charges. It is signed by Governor Tay lor, Chairman Barnett, Senator. Deßoe, Congressman Pugh and others includ ing all members of the State Central Committee. It says: “Hundreds of ballots were thrown out without excuse; many legal voters were denied the right to vote and illegal votes taken. Challengers and inspectors were m many eases denied admission, while in many others they were forcibly ejected from the election booths. “Tlie Mayor of Ismisville arrogated to himself the power to issue a pro clamation. prohibiting people from as sembling at the polls' in open defiance of tin* provisions of the constitution and 248 extra police were appointed and used to intimidate and browbeat the free men of that city. On the after noon preceding the election 87 election officers, who had been appointed to rep resent the Republican party, wen* sum marily dismissed and a likt* number ap pointed in tlieir places, who could In* relied ujmhi to favor the Democratic conspirators. The firemen were turned loose, too. and did assist the police in tlie (intimidation of voters, ami in this way at least ten thousand persons who would have voted the Republican ticket were so alarmed that they did not at tend the election. In addition, voters were intimidated and many similar frauds perpetrated in Covington. lu*x iiigtnn and other cities of die common wealth, causing a loss of not less than 6,000 votes to the Republican ticket. In some of tlie counties actual force was employed and voters were driven from tlie polls and with a few exceptions frauds were committed in all of them. Every ballot tliat even bore a linger print, voted for the Republicans, was thrown out in tin* <*mjnt. It cannot lie doubted that at least forty thousand votes were lost to the Republican party by these unlawful and outrageous tac tics. Large sums of money inflected from Democratic officials, saloons, pool rooms, gambling houses, breweries and other sources, in and out of the State, were used to corrupt the voters of the State. “Voters were hired to refrain from voting, to mutilate their ballots, or to vote tin* Goebel ticket. -Whole pre cincts, that gave Republican majorities, were thrown out and the Goebel Dem ocratic Committees and candidates in augurated a saturnalia of crime, cor ruption and force. "But the attempt to fraudulently pro cure certificates was futile. Neverthe less, the conspirators were unwilling to stay their hands. A meeting of a few Democrats was called. who it was known, would Ik* willing to go to any extremity to accomplish their ends, and these gentlemen advised a contest in order that an excuse might be afforded the candidates for making the same and an opportunity given to procure by fraud tlie offices which an outraged people had decreed should go to others. Ashamed of their conduct jyid knowing that some excuse must be made, even to many of their own party, a remark able address has been promulgated, and for the first time in the one hundred and eight years of the State's existence, there is a contest over the offices of Governor and Lieutenant Governor.” The Republican reply defends -Gover nor Bradley in calling out troops, says the charge that tissue ballots were is sued is flimsy as like ballots were used in J teniocratie counties, that the Demo crats set the precedent in the use of the injunction and concludes by saying: “The charge of corruption at the hands of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad is only a repetition of a slan der worn threabaiv in tin* late cam paign. and even if true, which is de nied. does not involve the Republican party, ami was more than offset by the corruption fund collected by the com plainants from the sources named in this address. These conspirators have delib erately invaded tin* liberty of the people, and every fraud had been committed which political ingenuity could devise.” Killed by the Train. Washington.. Dec 29.—General Otis at Manila cabled the War Department today that First Lieutenant 'Edward R. Tay lor. Twelfth infantry was run over by a train crossing the Agno River near Bautista on the 26th instant and died) in a few hours.
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