Vol. IV.
RALEIGH, N. C, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27. 1899.
No. 126
YULE'S COMMAND SAFE
Arrive at Ladysmith After a
Hard March.
NOT BRITISH VICTORIES
IJot Had. Advantage of Recent Bat
tir in Natal White Closely Pressed
-Terrible News Expected from IHLafe
kins General Symoris Died a Prisoner-Engagement
at Rlefonteln Farm
-Boers Are Brave Fighters
London, Oct. 20 In the House of
f .aunons today, Mr. Wyndham, par-r-i-nentary
secretary of state for war,
announced the death of Gen. Sir W. P.
Synions, -wounded in battle at Glen--.".
October 20.
Ir was announced that General Jon-
r: had considerately telegraphed to
;,;ioral White the fact of Synions
.l.ath. This confirms the belief that
i noral Yule was forced to leave his
mounded tit Dundee.
Mr. Wyndham said the news that
I !,- Hussars had been taken to Pre
toria appeared to be true, but he also
:.i:d that an official telegram had
I m ii received from General White to
.'.nyun regard to the Rietfontein fight.
Cfiier&l Yule left Dundee with a
yv of concentrating with White at
1 ;iilvi?mth. It is understood that the
i ulimm was not molested in its march
Lidrsinith. In order to avoid the
rk of life which a long march would
have entailed, the wounded were left
ar Dundee under medical supervision.
Yererday General White, having as
. mined by previous reconnoisance,
t .k x the Orange Free State troops had
moved eastward from Hester's- Sta
tion and were attempting to gain the
load from Ladysmith to the north,
m.ved out in the direction of Elands
lnarrte with the Fifth Lancers, the
Nineteenth Hussars, the Imperial
I.lirht Horse. Natal mounted volun
teers, two field batteries, a mountain
buttery and a brigade of infantry.
The 'Mieniy had a mounted battery
?wo miles sotirh of Modderspruit, and
.j tire at long range on the ad
van v 2-tiard of the Nineteenth Hus
sars. This was followed by artillery
lire of considerable accuracy directed
ar ?he British guns. An action lasting
six hours ensued on the Rietfontein
farm. The enemy was driven from the
hill commanding the road, and, the
.M.jeet of the British advance having
W:i accomplished, the column return-
1 to Ladysmith for the night. It is
i f'.ieved the enemy suffered consider
a'.lr. General White telegraphs the war
erfiVe as follows:
Yule's Tien Arrive at Ladysmith.
LAdysmith. Oct. 20, 2:40 P. M.
General Yule's column has just
married in after the hardest kind
of march during a night of excep
tionally heavy rain. The men were
exhausted, but in good spirits. The
enemy did not molest the column.
WHITE.
In rle action at Elandslaagte, Octo
W 21, the Johannesburg commando,
vi;h A detachment of the German
e- rps. -ft-as completely broken up. The
I'-x-rs admit officially that they lost
'ne hundred in killed. The British
liave on their hands 300 prisoners, in
'luiling the wounded. Several promi-v.'-nx
Boer officers are prisoners.
A dispatch from Glencoe to The Cen
tr:il News, dated October 23, 1:50 p. m.,
si y :
"After the victory of Friday, we
"inined we were clear of our ene
hnc for some days, but we were en-
s -!y mistaken. When the troops re
tiirned we found the reported capture
' ' their guns was incorrect. As a
laatter of fact, the Boers took them
off l.efore we stormed the hills.
'Meanwhile a larger column under
' '-"liimand of General Joubert worked
:1 '-'nn-1 and threatened Dundee. It
Av;t impossible to protect Dundee, as
(ileneoe force was facing fresh,
"lih fented Boers, who vastly outnum-
"At 4:H0 Sunday morning Boers be
n shelling .Dundee at long range.
1 au:i of the gunners was excellent,
'" !i mf Joubert apparently being de-ny-.
of getting the range and ascer
taining the resistance he was likely to
Die, t. Meanwhile the British camp
moved Sunday, and all the men
brought to Glencoe. On Monday
l-arned of the victory at Elands
a-te and understood that a force was
;,va;tin!T us there. Accordingly we
nated Glencoe without the enemy
o'oservfag our movements."
lIsasters to British Arms.
linden, Oct. .26. It is no longer pos
n.l.. ; nccept the sanguine English
lf-s '-ripi ion of the three serious en--'
iiHuts in Natal as "British victo-
T!i(. i-attle at Glencoe merely served
w sllVl. Yule's force from annihilation
or '"iturt and enabled it to retrea: to
J11- :naia army at Ladysmith, where It
w iusi arrived in a state of complete
x"t'Ktjou. It will rankle Engiish
as :s tnat tlie wounjed had to be
'pu hi-iiind. Moreover, it is now clear
that Hritish .losses in the three en
tuenrs we much, heavier than
'se of the Boers, who are In no wise
'-."'"isred by their present position.
ilU1 I'bin truth Is that White's army
s cloMi'iy beleaguered by a superior
force, and it is Impossible to send ade
quate reinforcements under a month.
These facts are blinked at by the Lon
don press, but intelligent Englishmen
are "beginning to understand them and
the gravest anxiety is caused thereby.
The British have already lost nearly
a thousand killed, wounded and pris
oners, and the end Is not yet. There
is a terrible story soon coming from
Mafeking and it is concerning this
place the keenest anxiety is now felt.
Prisoners In Pretoria.
Pretoria, Oct. 26. The captured
Eighteenth Hussars were brought here
on a -train and are confined in the
grand-stand of the race course. An
enormous crowd assembled at the rail
way depot to witness their arrival, but
there was no demonstration. When
the prisoners alighted from the train
they were received in funereal silence.
The wounded were immediately ta
ken to hospitals. The utmost order and
decorum prevailed during the progress
of the prisoners through the streets.
They were escorted to the race course
by mounted burghers and camped on
the spot where Dr. Jameson and his
men were confined. The officers were
well quartered, separately from the
men. The officers were paroled and
the freedom of the whole enclosure
was allowed them. The men seem in
different and pass the time smoking.
They sleep in the grand-stand. .
Exciting Ride ofllussars.
London, Oct. 26. A dispatch sent
from Ladysmith, -Monday, says:
"Thirty Hussars, who were sent out
Sunday to Glencoe to cut off the Boers
who had been routed at Elandslaagte,
were themselves cut off. Boers were
at their heels for hours, often firing
at close range. Not one of the Hus
sars was hit, however.
Cronje Bombard's ITIafeklng.
London, Oct. 26. A dispatch from
Pretoria, dated October 24, says:
''General Cronje began bombarding
Mafeking this morning. Ample time
to leave the town was allowed women
and children."
fight at It nodes' Farm.
Cape Town, Oct. 26. A dispatch
from Pretoria says there has been
fighting between Boers and Colonel
Plummer's forces at Rhodes' Drift.
The Boers had six men killed and four
taken prisoners.
General Symons Dead and Burled.
London, Oct. 26. General Symons
died yesterday and was buried to
day. He wife called at the war
office today, expecting good tidings,
but her hopes were blasted by offi
cial dispatches.
A Lesson for Irishmen.
London, Oct 26. Michael Davitt, M.
C, who has threatened to resign his
seat in the House of Commons on ac
count of the war, says the success
with which the two little renublics
are making Great Britain sit up is
an object lesson for twenty million
Irishmen at home and abroad. He
adds that he will probably take an
opportunity for pressing the lesson
home.
Partial Law in Natal.
Durban, Natal, Oct. 26. Martial law
has been proclaimed throughout the
colony. British authorities have seiz
ed the Durban branch of the Trans
vaal National Bank.
Klniberley Not Attacked.
London, Oct. 26 The Mail prints
a dispatch from Orange, dated Wed
nesday, saying that Kimberley had not
been attacked up to that time. Boers
had occupied several outlying villages.
About a thousand re-inforcements will
reach Cape Town and Durban Wed
nesday or Thursday.
Another British Victory.
London, Oct. 26. A dispatch to the
Central News, dated Cape Town,
Thursday, 9 p. m., says the British
at Kimberley made a .brillian sortie,
routing 700 IBoers. The fighting last
ed four hours. Two guns were cap
tured. The Lancashire regiment car
ried a hilrat the point of the bayo
net The. Boer commandant was
killed.
BASUTOS WANT TO FIGHT.
Chiefs Renew Their Pledge of IoyaltX
to the British Crown.
London, Oct. " 26. Morning papers
publish a dispatch dated Maseru,
Basutoland, recording a meeting of
Basuto chiefs, , who had been sum
moned by Sir Godfrey Lagden, resi
dent commissioner. All the principal
chiefs and several thousand natives
attended. The Chief a confirmed the
pledge of loyalty -givn by LerothodI,
paramount chief, Avho led the cheer
ing for the queen. J Chief Molapho and
others subsequentlyTVient to Maseru
and petitioned the commissioner for
permission to fight for the 'British.
Sir Godfrey discountenanced, the idea
that the "British -wanted help, and ex
horted the chiefs to icheck the excite
ment. He also warned them to be
ware of false reports.
The Times' war correspondent at
Ladysmith cables an interview had
by him with Colonel Schiel, the
wounded commander of the German
contingent aiding the 'Boers who is
now a prisoner. Colonel Schiel de
clared that nothtog -could stand
against the accuracy -of British field
guns, which repeatedly drove Trans
vaal gunners, from their embrasures
at Elandslaagte.. The Boers were also
completely surprised by the Britisn
Infantry fire. , They..- thought they
could easily master any . infantry at
tacks - -
CARNIVAL'S BIG DAY
Great Crowds at the Winston
Horse Fair.
FLORAL PARADE WAS FINE
Queen's Float the First Prize Winner-
Others That Were Meritorious Hot
ly Contested Horse Races Republi
cans Excited About an Attack on Sen
ator Pritchard and Federal Courts
Round to Find the Guilty Man.
Winston, X. C, Oct. 20. Special.)
This was the crowning day of Car
nival week. The crowd was immense,
surpassing by far Tuesday and "Wed
nesday. The number of people at
Piedmont Park was variously esti
mated from ten to fifteen thousand.
Four excursion trains were run here
and they were all crowded.
One of the pleasing and attractive
features of the day was the floral
parade, which was a gorgeous success
and won the highest plaudits of the
assembled thousands, all agregating
that it surpassed anything of the
kind yet seen in the State. The
queen's float represented the "Glory
of Youth in Flowers." It was of pure
white, drawn by four white horses.
The flower of the maids of honor
were of different designs, the whole
representing a very artistic study in
scarlet, beginning with a deep red
and shading to light pink.
The following were prize winners:
Best float Miss Mamie Gray,
queen; second best float, Miss Birdie
Follin, third maid of honor: best four
horse vehicle, Miiss 'Daisy Hanes; best
two-horse vehicle, Mrs. W. X. Rey
nolds; best one-horse vehicle, Mrs.
Charles Shelton; second best one
horse vehicle, Miss Cicero Ogburn;
lest child's vehicle, Miss Enima
Ebert; second best child's vehicle,
Misses Mary and Willie Carter.
The race programme today was .'a
fine, one and furnished good sport.
The 2:18 class was hotly contested
and every heat was fought from wire
to wire, the winner turning up in
.losephus Lassiter's Firewood, driven
by W. L. B:irs.- who landed liim a
winner at Raleigh. Firewood now
holds the track record as trotter at
both Raleigh and Winston. .
Special free-for-all pace, purse $150.
Walter F, bay gelding, by Maidwqod
(Kelty) 1.1.1. Lady Phillips, brown
mare (Dyer), 3.2.3. Island Boy, bay
horse (Ilagst). 4.2.2. Defender, chest
nut gelding (Chatman), 2.4.4. Time
2:23, 2, 2:33 4-2:10.
2:18 class, trot and pace, purse $300.
Firewood, bay gelding, by King Nut
wood ('Bass), 1.2.1.1. Maggie Carroll,
bay mare, bj Jack Dawson (Canon),
2.1.2.2.2. D. Alcantara, II -, bv Al
cantara (Haight). 3.3.3.3. Time 2:i9 1-2.
2:20, 2:20, 2:10 3-4. Purse $100. one
half mile heats running. Whippeniiy,
bay gelding (Xeal), 1.1. Jim Swain,
brown gelding (Pouston), 2.2. Grand
ma, G. R. M. (Johns), 3.3. Time 32 3-4,
33 1-2.
Politicians Stirred Up.
The article appearing in a Greens
boro paper a few days ago quoting "a
prominent and well known Republi
can" as staying "it is an outrage the
way the Federal Courts, especially, the
Statesville and Asheville, are now be
ing Tun; that United States Senator
Pritchard simply runs the whole
shooting match; that is to say, he and
his henchmen are working into every
case and that an outsider stands no
show of getting anything," is creat
ing a stir among "prominent Repub
licans" in the State. I learn that Dis
trict Attorney Holton, in passing
through Greensboro today, asked -'a
prominent citizen if he knew the
name of the Republican whom the
Greensboro paper quoted. The dis
trict attorney was astounded when
told that his law partner, Mr. J. E.
Alexander, was the man who did the
talking against Senator Pritchard.
When questioned about it this after
noon, however, Mr. Alexander em
phatically denied the charge, saying
he did not. know the editor of the
Greensboro paper and had. made no
such statement. It is quite probable
that an investigation will be called-f of
and the name of the "prominent Re
publican" who charged Senator
Pritchard with being a great friend
of .the Federal Court, will be given to
the public.
IRON EXPORTS STOPPED,
Large Quantities of Pips Held Back on
Account of the War
Pittsburg, Oct. 26. An immense
amount of MeKeesport pipe for the
cold and diamond fields of South Af
rica is being held in storage by the
National Tube Company at -the ex:
pense of the English buyers. Ship
ments of all such material to the
Transvaal and Cape Colony have been
stopped because of the war, and prob-
ablv no oraers wm De nnea y me
local mills until the fighting is over
The shipment of all other exports to
South Africa, will be stopped in the
cn me way. it is esumatea tnat aoouw
fifteen miles of pipe alone, weighing
about 1,000 tons, of a diameter of from
six to sixteen inches, is being heio in
the warehouses, subject to tne airec-
tton of English buyers. The pipe isi
valued at ioOjOOO. The buyers some
time ago cabled, to. stop all shipments,
as the. war conditions were such as to
render , the safe delivery of British
goods in the Transvaal or Cape Colony
impossible for some time. At the
some time the British buyers who con
trol the gold and diamond fields cabled
the suspension of a large amount of
nevj- contracts.
HO R ART ITIUST REST.
.The Alee President Cannot Preside
Oyer the Senate This Winter.
XeW York, Oct. 26. Vice-President
Hobart's friends have not the least
expectation that he will be able to pre
side over the United States Senate
when that body assembles at the open
ing of Congress, or that he will be seen
In Washington at all during the com
ing session. The following statement
was made today at Paterson, X. J.,
Mr. Hobart'8 home, by his family phy
sician, Dr. William K. Newton:
"I have no doubt of Mr. Hobart's
complete recovery. At the same time,
he must refrain from all work for some
time. The . Vice-President is. not wor
rying and will follow strictly the ad
vice of his physician. His improve
ment is slow, of course, suffering as
he does from an aggravated case of
chronic indigestion, accompanied' by
nervous exhaustion."
The Vice-President has not been to
visit his office recently, and is confined
to his home, except occasionally on a
warm day, -when he goes for a short
drive.
WOOD AT SANTIAGO.
Orphanage Provided for Children of
Deceased Cuban Soldiers.
Santiago, Oct. 20. Charges recently
published in Cuban newspapers here
that General Wood was ignoring Cu
ban interests and was indifferent to
the welfare of the people, and of
course without the slightest founda
tion in fact. One single fact that re-
futes the charges is the opening to -
dav of a hir-rr. .irlmn f,m- Iachh
orphans of Cuban soldiers. A build- am SQin to Washington I Saturday,
ing formerly used as a civil 'hospital : 4111(1 after that I am coming back here
lias been, turned into an orphanage. 1 foT a time. I want to see my family
It has been thoroughly renovated, iand friends and transact some person
disinfected and furnished. 'jal business that's what I1 am here
General Wood plans, in addition to,fo1'" . I
giving the children a good home, to' General Loo said that he'had a fine
start an industrial school in which time on Hoffman Island playing mum
the: orphans will be taueht trade ! Me-peg and chasing rabbits with the
which will - later make them self -
supporting. ...
-Additions have been made to the
military hospital, which will allow
of the admission of civil patients
there. ' .
T SYMPATHY FOR SYMPATHY.
American Women in England Will
Equip a It ospital Ship.
London, Oct. 2(k-At a meeting of
T rW f mo tAi oITt ir!1rw 4.1 -k-v,i-il . P
American ladies held here todav the lT iam . , eu 11Aeu u 1 oas iS
following resolution was adopted: Jjf .22 cents, wbich was an. advance
"Whereas the people of Great Brit-m ?' Iive 3" ;W the rate was
ain. bv their svmnathv and mor.il nn-,2d- . Tlie movement looked toward a
the United States in the war in Cuba prevailing.. It wo id be gradual bd
and the Philippines, be . it . -"se MPPerj would no stahd radical
TtVhiin i,w, Jftdvances. The railroads think they
.Resolved. That while deploring the
nitv J ,io
to. raise among our compatriots here
and in America a fund for the relief
of sick and wounded soldiers and refu
gees in South Africa."
The ladies propose to equip a ship
that will accommodate 200 patients
for three months. The vessel will
have a staff of four doctors, five nurs
esi and forty-nont-commissioned offi
cers and orderlies. Lady Randolph
Churchill, formerly Miss Jennie Je
rome, -of Xew York, is chairman of
t lie com ni i t tee, wh i eh con s i s ts - o f th e
Duchess of "Marlborough, Countess of
Essex, Mrs. Earl. Mrs. Joseph Cham
berjain, Mrs. Bradley-Martin and Mrs.
Arthur Faget.
STEALING A PARSONAGE.
Claimed by Two Towns and a Pastor
Arrested for Moving: It.
'Minneapolis, Oct. 26. The Rev. Mr.
Xoweil, patsttir of the Methodiat Epis
copal churches, at St. Lawrence and
Miller, S. D., attempted last Friday
to move the parsonage from St. Law
rence to Miller, and wais arrested
oh the complaint of eoone people, of
St. Lawrence. Today a number of
Methodist women of Miller,- accom
panied by the sheriff and a gang of
workmen, went to St. Lawrence to
get the parsonage building and take
it to Miller. Senator King, Dr. Tay
lor and Mr. Loomis, of St. Lawrence,
interfered and were arrested by Miller
people, on the charge of intimidating
laborers. The women are supposed
tonight to ibe on itheir way to Miller
with the parsonage. The pastor is
still under arrest.
Dewey's Thanks to His Countrymen
"Washington, Oct 26. Chairni.-Vi J
Vaiiderlip, of the Dewey Home Fund
committee, received this letter from
Admiral Dewey this morning:-
Washington, Oct. 26.
Dear Sir: I. acknowledge the re
ceipt this day of the title deeds to
the beautiful home presented to me
by my countrymen. My heart is full
of gratitude to them for this over
whelming expression of their regard
for me, and I Tequest that you wdl
also . accept and convey to the com
mittee my heartfelt thanks for your
and their efforts.
. , Very sincerely yours,
i GEORGE DE7EY.
' Marching on Cabanatuan
Manila, Friday, Oct. 27. General
Young's column, which occupied San
Isidro a few days ago, is now march
ing on the town of Caoanatuan,. sev
enteen miles north of San, Isidro.
SMILE OF THE SEA
Fitzhugh Lee's Description of
the Island of Cuba.
HE HAS NO OPINIONS
The Military Governor of Havana Had
a pine Time Playing Mnmblepeg on
Hoffman Island He Came Home to
See His Family and Rreathe Some
American Air, Rut Not to Tell
What He Knows.
Xew York, Oct 26. General Fitz
hugh Lee, governor of the province of
Havana, who was detained at Hoff
man Island yesterday after arriving
from Cuba on the Ward Liner Ha
vana, was released this afternoon. He
held an impromptu farewell reception
on the pier, all of the passengers
shaking hands 'with. him. He was
not disposed to talk about the condi
tion of affairs in Cuba, and to a ques
tion of that sort he ireplied smilingly:
"Cuba is the smile of the sea." Then
after a moment's hesitation he add
ed: "Ask me about the Philippine
trouble, the war in Trans vaal, the
scenic beauties of Hoffman Island or
the game of mumble-peg; but don't
question ' me about Cuba."
"There is no possibility of any trou
ble there?"
"Oh! no; certainly not. i If there
were, 1 snould not be here.! My visit
is not connected with any
business,
to see my
1 11 ls. Personal.. 1 came here
family and to get some home air. I
! other detained passengers
ADVANCE OF FREIGHTS,
Increase of Hates Will Not Be as Itadi
v cal as Reports Indicated.
New York, Oct. 2G. Commissioner
Goddard, of the Trunk Line" Associa
tion, said today that the movement to
advance east-bound freight iates was
by no means so sweeping as j published
'i-eports indicated As lie understood,
."W get their share of the general
-advance of a genera character at pres
ent, oucsiue oi gram unu gram pro
duets, but some special lines of freight
will be advanced to rates cdrrespond
lug with those reached about ten years
ago.
RAILROAD APPOINTMENTS,
. '. - -
Conductors and Agents for the Atlantic
and North Carolina.
Xewbern, N. C, Oct. 26. The direc
tors of the Atlantic and North Caro
lina Rai broad today "appointed A. L.
Dill, of (Xewbern, W. B. Coleman, of
Kinston, and E. E. .Sugg, of Snow
Hill, conductors: WV H. Humphrey
was appointed agent at 'Goldsboro and
II. F. Dortch vS'Oliciting agent at Golds
boro. -
R ou tine b us iness " was tran s a c ted
and important, improvements for the
road were discussed.
FOURTEEN CREMATED.
Two Houses Burned Down and All the
- . Inmates Perished..
Mobile, Ala., Oct. 26. Information
reached here this afternoon of a ter
rible fire in Baldwin county, Monday
night, in which fourteen Deople, all
of two. families, lost their lives. The
fire occurred at a camp, or small set
tlement; known as Faimes, twenty
five miles northeast of this city. The
families lived " in adjoining houses.
Henry Goodlow, with a family of
eight,,lived in one, and, Samuel Smith
son, with a family of six, in the other.
Xothing was known oT the fire until
the ruins of the dwellings were dis
covered Tuesday morning. The bod
ies of all were found Jn the ruins. 1
VANDERBILT'S WILL,
The Sec9nd Son Receires the Lion's
Share of the Orat Estate.
Xew' York, Oct. 26.-Under the will
of the iate Cornelius Vaaid'erbilt, made
public tonight, Alfred Owynne Van
derbilt," second living son, is made
residuary legatee, while to the eldest
living ison,; Cornelius, is left only
$500,000 absolutely and $1,000,000 an
trust, Alfred has, Chowever, added
$6,125,000 to his elder brother's .share,
so as to pirt him on equality writh his
younger sister and brother. The
estate is. now estimated at! something
over $70,000,000, of which nearly $50,
000,000 will go to Alfred at present
the income only: but half absolutely
when he. is 30 years old, and the other
half absolutely . when . he is So.
'Cornelius thus pays the penalty for
h marrla-ge -.with.-.Grace WibionJ
which created a breach with his
father. Cornelius receives none of the
family heirlooms. The medal - that
Congress gave to Commodore Vander
toilt goers to Alfred, to be transmitted
to his eldest son, and so on down.
The will practically establishes Al
fred as the eldest son.
Brothers and sisters do not all fare
alike. Three of the other four get
$7,250,000, and Mrs. Gertrude Whit
ney takes one million more under the
codicil. v. '
Bequests to friends amount to $615,
000, of which $200,000 goes to Sena
tor, Depew. There are large bequests
to" charity and education, including
$100,000 to the Y. M. C. A. for the
benefit of railroad men; $100,000 to
Yale and $50,000 to Vanderbilt Uni
versity. . V.'".
The executors are Mrs. Vanderbilt,
William K. Vanderbilt, Alfred C.
Vanderbilt, Chauncey M. Depew and
Edward V. W. Rossiter. dteglnaldl
Vanderbilt may qualify as executor
when he becomes of age.
Cornelius Vanderbilt today waived
citation of the will, Avhich means no
contest. Senator Depew said, in ex
planation of the fact that, the for
tune was smaller than popularly ex
pected, that Mr. Vanderbilt had for
twenty-'five years been giving , away
practically one-half of his income,
which amounted to $2,000,000. The in
heritance tax on the estate, Depew
thinks, will be about $1,500,000 '
HONORS TO BRUJTIBr.
Dewey's Flag Lieutenant Welcomed to
His Native State.
Atlanta, Oct. 26. The city and. State
today gave an enthusiastic reception
to Lieutenant Brumby, Admiral Dew
ey's flag lieutenant. Forty thousand
people were in the city and vied with
Atlanta's citizens in showing Brumby
honor. Lieutenant Brumby was es
corted to the State capltol this morn
ing, where a sword was presented : to
him by Governor Candler In behalf of
the State. The ceremonies began i in
the chamber of the House of Repre
sentatives in the presence of" both
branches of the Legislature, whicb
adopted a resolution of ' welcome. The
actual presentation was on a stand
outside the capitol.
A telegram from Admiral Dewey l
was read, rejoicing that Georgia,
which loyally supported the govern
ment during the war, was honoring
"one of its most gallant sons."
Governor Candler made an eloquent
presentation speech,; and Brumby re
sponded modestly. - v
A parade was then held, in whicii
thirty Visiting , commands, all the local
militia and other organizations took -part.
Tonight Lieutenant Brumby
was . entertained at,A"Jeeeption ;by;rha , t
Fulton Club,' ..: .
MASON AGAINST EXPANSION.
Illinois Senator Willing: to Test the
Question Before the People. "
Chicago, Oct. 26. William E. Ma
?oii announces his in tention of re
signing his seat in the United States
Stvaate if the declaration of the Re
publican national convention next
year on the disposition of ; the" 'Phil
ippines be of such a tenor as to make
him feel that he is not in harmony
with the party. He will then be a
candidate before the Illinois Legisla
ture in 1901 for re-election, thus-a-t
en ding to teet the sentiment of the
people of Illinois on his anti-expansion,
views.
CAN SET ASIDE A VERDICT.
upreine Court Says a Judge Can Do So
' for Inadequacy of Damage.
In the case of (Benton - vs. Collins,
which the Supreme C4urt passed upon
last Tuesday, a new and interesting
question in damage suits was decided,
which had not heretofore beenltouch
ed upon' by the courts In' the State.
The Supreme Court held in its de
cision in this case that In an action
to recover damages for personal in
juries the trial Judge has the dis
cretionary power to iset aside a ver
dict for inadequacy of damages and
such power is not reviewable.'.'
RiS Steamer Will Re a Total Wreck
Atlantic City, Oct. 26. It looks as
if the big British steamer Turpie,
which plunged her nose into the' sand
in a denise fog off Brigantine-'-'Beach
last night, will be a total wreck... The
sea is rough and the vessel is j firmly
embedded in the sand. The crew of
twenty was landed safely. Tugs have
been attempting today to get the big
steamer off, but she would not !budge
an inch. - - -
Anticipating Trouble in Colombia .
Wrashington, Oct. 26. Information,
received privately by the State ' De
partment today regarding the- situa
tion in Colombia, led to a conference
at which it was decided to hold wax
ships in; radiness for immediate de
parture for Colombian ports in case
of danger to American interests.- The
cruisers Marblehead and Detroit and
the gunboat Scorpion, have been no
tified to be ready. if-
Paredes Will Resist Castro
Caracas, Oct. 26. General Antonio
Pa redes, formerly commapder in
President Andrade's army. Is at Puer
to Cabello. lie refuses to recognize
the ' authori ty of G eneral , Cas trb an d
says he will resist the revolutionary
chief. .....:..
The United States cruiser Detroit is
at Puerto Cabello. ' . ' '
General Henry at the Point of Death
New. York, Oct. 26 General , Guy
V. Henry is seriously ill here of pneu-'
monia. It was said late tonight that's
he .would probably not live. , until ' .
morning . f