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1 . I-HE MOBMIMGl- Vol. V. RALIEGH, N. C, SUNDAY, DECEMERER 31, 1899. --TWELVE PAGES No. 32. FIGHT IS IMPENDING Desultory Skirmishes Will Result in a Battle. REPORT OF BOER VICTORY Hriiicli Loss Said to Have Been Fifty" fl vf-British Warships Capture a Ger man Steamer with Recruits for Doer Arm j- at Which Germany Protests Fnsland's Colonies Offer Horses and Troop for the War London. "Dec. 30. A Central News i;ith from Chieveley of today's says: A native states that General White , .iih a sortie from Ladysmith yester .l.i.v (Friday), carried -a strong' Boer ; .; turn and captured a big gun. The -i;e;nent is confirmed somewhat by t srrange silence of the Boers be-s-ging Ladysruith since yesterday." A merlrans Fishtins for England. Five Cape. Dee. 29 (DelayeuT. Colo r. Sandbaeh. formerly military seere--.i y tto tihe Viceroy of India, has been appointed chief of the intelligence de partment. The rumor that Genera J Vii:re made a sortie from Ladysmith r i lay and captured Umbulwan Hill is not confirmed or believed here! There was a great explosion in the vicinity of the Hill at 10:30 o'clock ;his morning: it was probably caused by a shell from Iadysniith bursting in the Hoer magazine. Native fronts report that they over heard the Koers making plans to meet :he English in the open country, but Tht'.v tThe Boers) have miles of "wire rntangleme-wtK in the neighlmrhood of C.denso. where an attack is expected. The T.oers have fort Hied Potgier. in the Transvaal, with the tield guns .aprured at Tugela River on Decem ber A great many Americans are serv :nz here with the Bnitish mounted brigade. There are 75 in one brigade of 4."o. The British say there are ex cellent soldiers ' and that more of them would be welcome. The presence of Americans is regarded by the Brit ish officers as an indication of the friendship between the two nations. Desultory Firing. Chieveley Camp, Dec. 29 (Delayed. Several farm houses frequented by the lioers were definitely located by the naval briga.de before dark last night, and at S:30 o'clock shells were thrown m that p'oinr. It has been raining for several hours. Lieutenant Byng, with a strong pa trol, has made a reeonnoisance toward spr'miriield. Thornycroft's mounted infantry made another reeonnoisance ::i tlie direction of Spitzkop. They say tijy failed to locate any Boer force. oJouel Gough, of the Sixteenth I.aneers. approached the Tugela River. He siw about one hundred Boer ponies grazing on the plain and ordered his men to fire on them wirh their rifles. A racing meet was held 'here on K:xi'ng Day (Iecember 2G.and it was a jrreat success. About 11:30 o'clock, while rhe racing was in progress, the P h is tired two shots at the outposts of the Irish Fusiliers and the -naval brigade, at a comparatively short dis r ui'-o. One man was wounded. The naval guns sent three shots in reply and rhe Boers retired. At 0:30 o'clock this morning the na val brigade began firing on a Boer i-aulment. about 11,000 yards away, and made excellent practice. r India Offers Troops and Horses. ' ahurta. Dec. 30.-.-The rulers of Kashmir, Mysore and Jodlipur have of fered tmops and horses to the govern-no-nt for service in South Africa. The P overnnipnt has accepted the horses. fodllpur is a famous horse-breeding centre. Ceylon Volunteers Accepted. Colombo, Ceylon. Dec. 30 The Eng lish authorities luiTe accepted ait ffer nf a eorps of mounted infantry for service in South Africa, Many plant ers are volunteering. Gen. Roberts Successor. London, Dec. 30. The Duke of Con naught has been appointed commander-in-chief of the forces in Ireland in pla.e of Field Marshal Lord Roberts. Sharp Fishtins at Mafelting. Pretoria. Dec. 2G (Delayed). Coifc mandanr Snyman reports from Malopo December 24 as follows: "The enemy ai Mafeking attacked our fort with can n on, Maxims and an armored train. Tiie righting was carried to the walls of the fort. We retained the fort. The British loss is reported to have been fifty-live." British Losses Severe. London, Dec. 30. A Boer representa tion from Mafeking in regard to a re cent fight there is to the effect that the British losses were 100 and those of the Boers nine. CARRIED CONTRABAND OF WAR German Merchant Steamer Captured by the British. London, Dec. 30.--The German East African line steamship Bundesrath has leen captured as a prize by British warships and taken to Durban. Three German officers and twenty men, clad in khaki uniforms, who intended to serve in-the -Boer nrmy, were passen gers on the Bundesrath. Germany Demands Investigation. Hamburg, Dec. 30. It is stated here that the Bundesrath did not carry any contraband of war. It is reported that the foreign office has promised to in vestigate the affair at once. Canadians Seize Seditious Buttons. Ottawa, Dec. 30. The. custom offi cials of Toronto recently seized a con signment of buttons inscribed "Victory to Beis." A circular has been issued declaring. .all importations of this char acter seditious and therefore prohib ited. Watching Boer Sepporters. New Orleans, Dec. 30. Two mem bers of the British -secret service have arrived here, for the -purpose of look ing into fhe reported enlistment of volunteers for the Boers, as well as the shipment) of provisions to the Transvaal. 5 Greeting the Queen. Dondou, Dec. 30. The War Office has received a message from the mavor of Kimberley, dated December 28, on behalf ofthe inhabitants, a New Year's greeting to the Qneen. Her Majesty replied" as" follows: "I am deeply itouChed by your loyal greetings. I watch witlh admiration your determined and gallant defense, though I regret the unavoidable loss of incurred.'" STEAMER IDENTIFIED. She Was the Pelotas, Carried No Pas sengers and Will Be a Total Loss. London, Dec. 30. The steamship which went ashore in the gale last night near Dungeneis is the Pelotas, of'the South American-Hamburg Line. She carried no .passengers. There is little chance of getting the vessel off, as her back is broken. The Pelotas sailed from Santos, Brazil, on Decem ber 7. There is a-heavy sea still ruu-nin"- but the wind, has decreased. Com- 'munlcation was esraDtisnea oetweeii 1 the stranded liner and the shore by I means of rockets. - I The Pelotas' gross tonnage is 2,944. 'She is 301.3 feet long, 44.8 feet beam and 25.7 feet draught. Col. Bryan Starts His Campaign. a . j,, tw SO. Colonel Bryan left I this afternoon for: Lincoln. He.- stated he would be absent, a month, :v-ia. ue liver addresses at a number of places in the north and east. Mrs. Bryan and the children will remain iii Austin until next iAp.ril. ueens Surgeon Dead London, Dec. 30.-Sugeon. Paget Is dead. Since. 1877 he has been sergeant 1 surgeon to the Queen ana has been surgeon to the Priii.ee of Wales since ON AN OCEAN LINER. "TO THE KBW YEAR. LAW UN a LAo J . oLttri" -aAi3 Funeral Conducted at Manila With Military Pomp. REMAINS ON TRANSPORT Funeral Ship Sails for San Francisco Interment Will Take Place at Ar lingtonThe Army In the Philippines Pays the Last Tribute to the Dead General Ceremonies Solemn and Imposing. Manila, Dec. 30. "General Lawton's funeral took place this morning. At 8 o'clock the artillery began firing a -half bour salute of thirteen guns. Thousands of natives in carriages crowded the Paco Cemetery, where the body Qiad been temporarily placed in a vault It was almost impossible to pass through the crowd, but later . . .... . -s i ion -the Lrilimno ponce amvea ana opened a passageway for traffic. Offi- . , . : vers ami Kuaias anivm n time from all directions. Ait 0:43 a. m. Trumpeter Haberkam riA.i "tnns" ,nftr- nin.nlni,Ti Mar - ria had offered prayer in the chapel. Color Sergeant Simon, and Orderlies Okum and Mohrhusen, w!Iio, with Trumpeter Haberkam, are the sole survivors of Lawton's 'Fourth cavalry, occupied conspicuous places. General Otis was present. At 10 o'clock the casket was carried to la caisson by members of General Lawton's staff, who were acting pall-bearers. Tlie march began shortly afterward. The procession was headed by .the na tive police band and the Twentieth United .States infantry. General Hall commanded the first division, . whica included two troops of the Fourth cavalry, 'Lawton's old command, Bat cavairy, L , ' tery F, of the Fourth artillery and j.U T. -in oontll ITn,iioH Vfatiu infon. the Fourteenth United .States infan try. Chaplain Pierce marched behind the caisson. Next came -General Lawtan's horse, led by an orderly. Then fol- towed the pall-bearers in t- ... vvrf- in line wem fipn(Mia riageo. ' - - - - iWheeler, Bates, Forsythe, Kobbleand Schwan. Admiral Watson marched be- side General Wiieeiez. The naviil battalion followed. Gen - eral Otir and the staff an carriages were next in ttine. !A"er them - came the foreign Consuls in the uniforms of their countries, the presiuent and head men or -wie vw nsland of Luzon. march from the cemetery led dow totneta, which was lined d.:.a , rthe Anda Monument Jroeesion halted and Chaplain, fSv.nrononnced the benediction, the mai-ch was resumed to j Past-- and the casket was finally : - ..-.r- - I . : - 7" jr- night. Major Edward and Captains Sewall and King wiHl accompany the body to the United States as a. guard of honor. At the request of Mrs. Daw ton, Chaplain 'Pierce -will also sail on fhe "transport, and wall conduct the (final .services at Arlington Cemetery. At noon, w hen the launch sailed away for-tlie transport,-the usual naval vol leys were omitted. A majority of the towns, from Ma nila to Tayuga, wihere General Dawron had established civil government, sent representatives to -the funeral. They were dressed in the deepest 'mourn ing, and brought magnificent wreaths and engrossed resolutions. Yesterday committees of women and girls, laden with flowers, came from various towns to 'Manila, to condole wi-th Mrs. Da-wton. At the funeral today all the foreigners brouglht flowers and ex--nreissed the deepest sympathy. The ipiliipJuos also contribinted flowers, and expressed their sympathy with tihe f anljly. Every flag in Manilla was at 'half mas-t during the ceremonies. USEFUL CAREER ENDS. Dr. Murray, Prominent Methodist Di vine, Died Yesterday. (Baltimore, Dec. 30. Rev. Dr. Mur ray, agent of the Maryland Tract Society and one of the best known : ministers in the Methodist Protestant ! ciinrcb, died today cf pneumonia. In I every general conference, almost w:tb- ' out exception, he sat as a delegate ! -from -his conference from the time of his early ministry onward. ill is most enduring work was in the moulding of legislation, the shap.'ng of the ritual and the perfecting of he church's policy. CUBAN CABINET FOBMED. General Wood Publicly Announces His New Assistants. (Havana, Dec. 30. Governor General Wood will" announce the following cabinet tomorrow? -Secretary of State, Diego Tamago; 'Secretary of Justice, Luis Estevez; Secretary of Instruotiion, Juan B. (Hernandez; .Secretary of Finance, En- 1 rique Varona; iSecretary of Public Jose R yillalon; Secretary of " ' Agriculture, Ruis Rivera. . All these men stand high in the opinion of Cubans, and their appoint ment will undoubtedly give satisfac tion. The new officials will commence 'tneir ouues January a. ' Rudyard Kipling ill. London, Dec. 30. Rudyard Kipling ! is confined to his bed with an attack ,f influenza. His illness is not of a nature to cause anxiety. Mrs. Kipling and t!he two eh)iidren are alsvo suffer-; .in,cr from dnfluenza at their home in itsrignton. ' - Leave, for Hi. Post. London, Dec. 30. Alderbert S. iHav. the recently appointed .American con-1 sul at Pretoria, left London today for 'Southamipron, where he will taie al eamship for .South Africa. GLOOM NOT DISPELLED London Feels Anxiety Over Impending Fight. ATTACKS ON WAR OFFICE A Certain Portion of the Press Scared War Officials -May Be Called to i Strict Accounting In the Future Now the Whole. Idea of the General Pub Is to Win the War Volunteer Move" ment Increasing in Enthusiasm. London, Dec. 30. Contrary to all ex pectations, General Mcthuen seems re solved to remain intrenched at the Modder River, where both the British and Boers are daily strengthening their positions. , This is also contrary to all continental .military opinion. The gen eral's preparations, however, point to a second, attack soon, v Inasmuch as the Boers have greatly strengthened their positions since the battle at Colenso, there is considerable anxiety felt regarding the result of another attempt: In the centre Gen eral French-continues -the good work, while "General Gatacre, by the seizure of Dordrecht, has distinctly improved his position, both -from a political and a military point of view. He now commands some thirty miles of coun try" in which 'he can prevent consider able' disaffection, and he is also en abled to watch -Stormberg, which is the - Boers' chief stronghold in Cape Colony from two sides. But with a prolonged lull in actual happenings on the scene of war, atten tion in England is chiefly -directed to other points. A certain portion of the press, which was foremost in urging war, tried, when disappointed, to dis tract attention from its own; blunders by attacking the general, but the pub lic would have none of this. The at tack has since been confined to the war office, and particularly Lans downe, secretary of war, and Sir Mi chael Hicksbeach, chancellor of the ex chequer. Doubtless when the war is over, a strict account will be demanded for their shortcomings -To first win in the war is sfilithe'leaaTirg Idea? of the public, and the volunteer move ment is increasing in enthusiasm. Probably ten '-thousand yeomanry will be enlisted, and India will also pro vide many much-needed horses, so that within six weeks there will probably be enough mounted men in South Af rica to do reallj' efficient work, though it is unsatisfactory to think that the horse sickness season is due within a month. Military Expert's Opinion. A foreign military expert, writing to Tlie Times regarding -the situation in South Africa, voices the general opin ion when he says General Methuen should be recalled immediately to join hands with -General Gatacre at Raauw poort, supported by all the troops now arriving at Cape Town. When tlie three divisions, Methuen's, Gatacre's and Warren's, ha ve 'joined, an advance should be made on Bloemfontein, fur ther reinforcements securing the rail ways between the Free State, Port Elizabeth and East London. Meanwhile Buller, without reinforcements, should keep as many of the enemy as p s ble in Xatal. The. expert argues that it is not even desirable for Buller to inflict a defeat on the Boers before there is a strong column in the Free State, as the Boers would have a ref uge in the strong passes, whence it would be most difficult to dislodge them. The Delogoa Bay Question London. 'Dec. 30. So stronsr is the one idea to first defeat the Boers that nn , . . . , j. ... all questions arising out of the war. 1 , . , . , , i i. are only of the sligih test general inter-! est. This applies also to seizure of : American flour cargoes on British constructing a onuge over tne xiger slr.ps bound for Delagoa Bay. The river, where it is crossed by the Wash mAnt Kos Tiof .i-f .n oAa. .1ia linctmi Sr. Aflnnta main "line . of ' the slightest declaration on the subject. Southern road, was run into this after While every one agrees that to -make noon by a freight train: Two bridge- food a contraDana or war woma -De dia-metTicallv opposed to the welfare of England in the long run, it is ue-r 'iieved that when the prize courts j liC I - v f - ' have handled the present cases it will' be found that no precedent has been hshed. :. , . ilr Charles JJHKe m an unierviov ue- Clares it is folly for En-gland to make KWlr bers of the Red Cross. j Official' opinion ; is dnelined to think1 that the debarkation of males des- ; fined for South Africa is preventible, t inasmnch as they sbva likely to be commandeered, and thereby can be rightly consiidered. as an enemy of the Britisn. A portaon.or xne jngusn .are strongly tn favor, or seizing ieiagoa (Bay, but the - weight of opinion, in cluding members of the cabinet, re gard such policy impossible. mi j"i. i ' - Tha rfvnition of affairs In Delasoa IBay may be judged by the fact that - -- . f,.i, TViT-tiioniese authoritiee have for l HVy V - C5 mally warned the senior -British naval , officer there that they cannot guaran-j ihe afetv of shdps lying .in the harbor. A second Maine crime is prac- harbor. -A secona .uaim- -nuff i ir-- SSSS ,it ;-f the ouestian, still such warning is in itself snggestive. MONTGOMERY INCIDENT. Cruiser Was Sent to Allay Fear of Lit tle Republic. Washington, Dec. 30.- Some accurate . information concerning the underlying?, reasons, for the crui ser Mon tgomery '! visit to the port of , Liberal, Sierra Leone, was obtained today. The Infor-vj imation came from an officer whose!' knowledge of the facts and right to' speak of the, administration is unques-1' tioned. According to his statement for more than a year the government of . Liberia has been much alarmed over (the suspicion that European- nations were contemplatine seizure of Its tr ritory. The Liberian government har appealed to the- United States f or sup tport in presorvinsnitSi interitr. rThy ' United States .addressed polite notes . ' to the governments of Oreat Britain -' 'Germany and France, calling; attention? to tne pertur nation of theAfricaTi re public and requesting that assurances joe given to quiet rears so prevalent At ! Monroevia. Prompt responses of a i satisfactory character have been.. re, j chived by the United States. j ENGLAND GRACIOUS LIT CONSENTS Will Permit U. S Officer to Accom4 4 pan y Boers. - -: Wasihi ngton, Dec. 30 A cablegranl from the acting consul at Pretoria.wa'?, received by iSecretary'jHay today," say ing that the Transvaal author! tfuea graciously consented to the request of the United States that an American army officer, be allowed to vaccompany the (Boers .in the field. The War De partment will designate an officee wdthout delay. ' At the beginning of the1 South African war the United States -requested permission from England to " allow, four army officers to accom pany he 'Britlsih forces, but England expressed disinclination to pro vide for? so many officers. ' As a result only ohet Captain iSlocum, who is -now with ul ler, was sent. COAL MINERS STRIKE Pennsylvania Workers Will Go On - First of January 'Altoona, Pa., Dec. 30. The : bitum inous coar miners in -this section met in convention .at tPortage last night, and ordered a strike January. 1. About 1,000 meh at .Portage, Puritan and nea-rby . collieries are involved. Ses--siions were - also held at ; Barnesboro and IPatton, at" 'which points the miners also' voted to strike, ior the in crea se demanded at the - Clearfield, con vention. At these points, however, the men wi 11 ."await the action of thQ Uni ted - M ine '. Workers," now in session at IMianapolis- - i I - DEATH OF COL. A. H. STOKES Prominent Citizen of Durham Passes . Away - Durham. X. C, Dec.' 30. Special. -Col. A. H. Stokes, one of Durham's best known and most highly esteemed citizens, passed away tonight. The deceased was a native of Caswell. . -county, but spent the greater part of , his. most useful life here. He was ex-chairman of the county commis sioners, vice-president of the Fidelity National Bank, and a life-long Demo crat. Col. .Stokes married a daughter V of 'Squire M. A. 'Andrews, and she, together with two children, survive him. .He was a brother-in-law of Mr. B. XV Duke. The funeral will tako place tomorrow afternoon. FIVE BLOWN SKYWARD Boiler Explosion Kills Five and Four Were Wounded in Jersey 'Lancaster, -Pa., -Dec. 30. iFour Uvea were lost and (five injured this morn ing by the explosion of a boiler used in the 'Pennsylvania Railroad track improvemejjits near Elizabethtown. As the engineer, a megro from Virginia, was blown to .pieces, the cause of the accident cannot be ascertained. . A large number of men were warming I themselves about tlie boiler, when; it went to pieces. . . FREIGHT TRAIN KILLS FOUR . w , . , . Southern Bailway Train Buns . Into " Gang of Bridge Builders. ? " " - -,.f Columbia, Dec. 30. A work train, ouuuers were wjicu auu iuur umws badly injured. sumva s Lvnn Dec 30 ' Fi Ce'nt Savin" Rumor Starts a Panic A run on the Lynn Bank began this I morning because of rumors that the . ,r ,-xi,i Artv tho full- ure of G1(be of Bogtoll of t,ey cou,d mee, a.. de- mands. . . r, nurance Companies Will QuYt Tx. Austin, Dec. 30. It is stated hat a. number of prominent fire -insurance companies will withdraw from Texa the first of the year on account of the new aBui-irust .. jw. Me rcier Will Be Arrested. Paris -Dec. 30. It is reported that the government has decided to arrest ir;n l v rill i" i u:. tskio o Hr will "ih It ufnii Jit"it-in . iwi-1 . taken in connection with the prooeed- dngs against Marcel Habert. 2,000,000 Trust in England. rAr.n Te "30. -A hat trade trust ' , - ., , i is about to formed to .Entfaarf. L ijwitih a capital or xvw.
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