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Boers Make an Attack; on
Benson's Rear Guard.
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"London, ; Nov. . 1. The ' y Itustenburg,
column under Colonel G.; Benson has
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tlheastern part of j the ;Transraalin
'itheV area ' Of Commandant? Geaeral Bo
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eight officers were killed and 13 ofi
eers were wounded, besides oS non
commissioned officers : and men killed
and 156 wounded - ' ' . '
At an early hour this morning the
War Office issued two dispatches from
(leneral Kitchener dated Pretoria,
November 1, the first of which, states
that "a severe attack was made on the
rear guard of Benson's column about
twenty miles northeast of Bethel, near
Brakenlagre, during a tbick mist;; The
strength of the . enemy is reported to
have been 1.000. They rushed two
guns with the rear guard, but it is un
certain whether they were able to re
move then. I fear our casualties were
heavy. Benson was wounded.
The second dispatch contains a re
port made by Colonel Barter wSio was
tent from the constabulary line Thurs
day to relieve Colonel Benson when
the disaster was" first reported. He
reached the column early Friday morn
ing without meeting with opposition.
He found Colonel Benson had died of
his wounds and that Lieutenant Col
onel Guiness. one major, three captains
and three lieutenants had been killed
and three captains and ten lieutenants
woundd. .--.
- The other casualties were as stated
above. Colonel Barter says that the
fighting with the rear guard was at
very scloe quarters and was maintain
ed with great determination by both
sides. The- Boers suffered severely,
but no reliabde estimate of their losses
has vet been received. The Boers re-
i tired to the east.
-General Kitchener, adds:
"J assume thaV,the two guns were
recovered and that the enemy has with
drawn, but there are no further de
tails. I deeply regret the loss of
Colonel Benson and -the officers and
mn. In Colonel Benson tne service
j loses a most gallant and capable com
mander who invariably lett nis coiunm
with marked success and Judgment."
funeral KStcheneYs dispatches were
' issued so late that a majority of -the
'papers had gone to press before they
, were received. Only two papers print
i trnem, and in these the serious an
nouncement contrasts with the enthusi
nsrt dAscrintion of the .home-coming
of the Puke and Duchess, ot Cornwall,
among which it was hastily impressed.
, Even the Times, which is the latest
paper to go press, does not contain
.. the , dispatches. It contains, an edi
torial referring to General Kitchener's
day dispatch, which begins inoppor
tunely with the words "The ratest re
nnrt of General Kitchener proves that
some of our columns are displaying
, praiseworthy activity."
1 The Teileeraih is even more unfor
tunate. It prints a telegram from its
Johannesburg correspondent saying:
"The rounding up ot the dispersed
Peers in the southwestern Transvaal
shows imnroved results."
L As tSiere is ncihing further than
General Kitchener's dispatches obtain
able it is impossible to indicate wheth
er beyond the killing and wounding of
236 of their enemies the Boers gained
any considerable advantage.
The Standard and Daily News, which
i print the dispatches, evidently regard
the heavy British loss as being synony
mous with defeat.
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Charlotte, N. C, Nor. 1. A glad
prodigal started home from here today.
He was Francis M. Rose, Jr., who left
for Fahbault, Minn. He is a son of
l)r, F. M. Hose,' a well known physi
cian of the; ci ty and a grandson of i
Bishop Whipple. - A month ago Fran
cis ran away from Amherst College,
r.nd joined Sells BrotherS'Xircus. He :
l, niained with '?tne circus"1 as a com
mon laborer uirtiriast week, wfhen he '
Jeff the show and iivejj the life of a -trs:mi.
He arrived in ; this city - last -Wednesday
night.
3io.se appeared at the police station
in The . early part of the night and
Legged 'to be allowed to lie-down for
a few Lours rest. He was put in one
nf the cells and slept "soundly until
itViSkened by 'the turnkey at 10 p.m.
When told that he must leave the sta- i
tier he walked to the door, hesitated
and then began weeping. "Man, can't
yu i see that I am sick?' said he. "I
have been living 'the life of a dog,
haven't a cent,' and if you turn me out
of here I shall die."
The condition of .the young man was
so pitiable that the turnkey gave him
a night's lodging and sent for the city
physician. Kose iheu revealed his
identity and asked that the . turnkey
telegraph to his father for money. His
s-tatenient was not credited, as he was ,
dressed T"ih cheap, . dirty overalls atid j
looked downcas-t and . haggard. The
turnkey finally sent a telegram, arid j
he and the rest of the police i Or :q
were surprised at the reply. Ir. ilose,
through" the detective agencies of Bos- ,
ton and New York, made a 'thorough
search for his son, but had been una
ble to find ihim. .
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Cuban Press Comment
on Maso's Manifesto
Havana, ,iov. 1. The newspapers all
comment on the .manifesto issued y
terday by General Maso, in which he
offers himself as a candidate for th
presidency and sets forth his platform.
The Diario de La Marina says' it '
not the radical, anti-Platt amendment
document that it was .prophesied it
would be, but is prudehl'measured and
conservative. The only point that needs
clearing up is the matter of the pay
ment of the army. Referring to what
the manifesto says regarding Cuba's
ultimate independence, the paper de
clares that this is the former autono
mist doctrine of evolution.
The Discussion criticises the mani
festo and asks who the autonomists are.
it adds that in the matter of paying
the army General Maso contradicts him
self, "as he shows that the country is
not in a conditiou to meet these claims.1
The Lucha says that with tact .nd
prudence it would have been easy for
those who nominated Senor Talma to
have assured him of the unanimous
support of the islaua, but these people
have not shown tact; and now the pas
sions , of the . people are excited. Th?
matter, nowever, might yet be arranged
according to the original plan and might
perhaps be carried out; otherwise the
fight will be hot and furfous and may
make peace - in the islands impossible.
The Union Espanola says that Gen
eral Maso does,, not offer the army any
more than Senor Palma.
Registration boards were elected todav
to register voters for fifteen days. This
is the first stage of the elections.
Whv Koester Fired
Bullet
Charleston, S. C. Nov. -1 .--Friends of
George P. Keoster, whose appointment
as . collector of internal revenue is op
posed because he took part iu a lynch
ing near Columbia, several years ao.
made a statement today about xthe af
fair. According to this version, Koes
ter, wno was a newspaper editor at the.
time, went with the mob to rejjort the
lynching. The negro :- was chased
through swamps and .was finally cap
tured and plans were immediately ar
ranged to burn him alive. After being
swung to a tree the mob was preparing
to burn the captive, when Koester pro
tested at the cruelty and torture. . He
declared that it-should not be done. One
of the leaders asked Koester how he
could stop it. "Why, -I'll shoot him
dead first," he is said to have answered.
Suiting the action to the word he firad
at the dangling form. The mob was
wildly excited and was in a bloodthirsty
mood. . When he saw that he was pow
erless to save- the negro Koester is said
to have fired because he believed it a
humane act and would save the black
wretch . from , torture. .
Several newspapers have printed sto
ries Charging-Koester with havins fired
Ke first shot at 'the lynching and io
denial was 'made. The facts as related
above were given out today by one
his personal friends.
. Taere has been much opposition to
the appointment of the new collector.
He Was named by Senator McLaurin
who is organizing the white Republican
party in this state, and many" of Mc
Laurin's -personal enemies are . said to
be implicated in the fight against his
candidate. Last night a negro congre
gation held. a. meeting near Columbia
and prepared resolutions urging Presi
dent , Roosevelt to refuse Koester a
commission: -
SISTER REPUBLIC
SENDS CONDOLENCE
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A Special Envoy Arrives with
a Message from Guatemala
Washington, Nov. 1 Senor Don Jorge
Mnnoz, envoy extraordinary and minis
ter plenipotentiary, on ,100531 ' mission
from Guatemala to the 'United'--States,
was presented to Presiifiit .'lfoosevelt
this morning. Senor Munoz was the
bearer of a message of condolence' from
the 'Central American republic 'to this
country in the sorrow and grief caused :
by" the assassination of the late Presi-j
d'-nt McKiuh'y. '
Other , countries have sent messages :
of sympathy, but Guatemala is the first
to. send a special envoy to deliver - a
personal and verbal appreciation of .the
character of President McKinley and
an expression of the sorrow in the coun
try which he represents.
Senor Munoz presented his credential
to President Roosevelt in a letter from
Manuel Estrada Cabrera, constitution i
president of the republic of Guatemala,
to his excellency the President : of the
United States of America.
The Guatemalan president begged for
a kind reception of his envoy and in addi
tion expressed his kind wishes for the
prosperity and welfare of the nation.
Alter the reading of the letter tho
usual speeches incident to the reception
of envoys were made.
DRASTIC LAW TO
a rear admiral, John Holcombe to be'
lieutenant commander, Lewis M. Nel
ton to be a lieutenant, Chester Wells
to bL a lieutenant, Stephen Graham
o be a lieutenant.' '
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WashingtonNotes
Washington, Nov!. 1. The following
postmasters have been appointed: J.
L. Hill, at Antic, Carteret county, vice
Laney Morris, resigned; Bossie Wil
son, at Dinsdale, Polk county, vice J.
R. Blanton, resigned.
James 'W. Sewell, storekeeper and
guager in -the Raleigh internal revenue
district, has resigned.
The proposition of Dr. D. A. Stan
ton to lease premises in the Stanton
building at High Point for the use of
the post office at a rental of $G50 per
annum ha.s been accepted for a term
of live years. I
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Judge Paul Dead
Manila, NovJ 1 The Philippine
Commission has . published a blanket
bill prescribing punishment for trea
son, insurrection, seditious utterances,
the formation of - political - societies,
and violations of oaths. i,
The bill; is designed generally 1 to
reach all rebel : sympathizers, whethor
active or passive. There are fifteen
paragraph's,, which - cover all possible
offences. Some people criticise the
measure as Russianizing the Philip
pines but unuswal conditions nere, it
is 'claimed, demand extreme measures.
Will be paid to any North Carolina Polioy-Holder or to the wife, daughter, sis
ter or niece of any North Carolina policy-holder in the
Who will name
the sum of new
Life Insti ranee
rum
in a communication addressed to the General Agent -prior to January 1st, 102, the amount nearest
business written by the comnanv in Xnrth narnlinn flnrins? tho nrsspnt ti.it
In writing: this information musfhe iriven: fli
address of contestant, (4) her relationship to the policy-holder. -
.. . The premium will be paid by the Commercial and Farmers Bank, of Raleigh, immediatelv nnon thi .innouncenient
ty tne Insurance Commissioner of the total amount, of new business for 1901. . . , !
For the"' guidance of those who enter the contest, it is stated that the amount of NEW RTTTVFSS OF TUB
PENN MUTUAL IN NORTH CAROLINA- FOR THE YEAR 1S94 WXs $415,000- for 407oVhV,1Wh;.
$538,100; 1897, $642,550; 1808, $644,600; 1899, $1.18.000; 1900, $1,036,850; AXD FORTHE FIR Iiv'moNTH
OF 1901 IT WAS $906,146. It is probable that this increased ratio for the nrst sis montS rof thV nresSnt vcar wil
be maintained, on account of the growing impression that the PENN MUTUAL ia "J present .
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AROUND THE WORLD
AND HOME AGAIN
f Memorial Rririfft
Washington, Nov. 1. The president
message tha't
ion for the
memorial
today. His illness wver d Vi ge spanning tie Potomac. The
Af hmi1. eu a period 1 amoniivt of th b nrnv.nri.it inn will la
f '"ice UloniM. J , '
London, Noi. i. The royal yacht
Ophir, with the Duke and Duchess of
Cornwall and: York aboard, arrived in
Portsmouth harbor at 3.30 this after
nooo. S'he Duke and Duchess imme
diately boarded the royal yacht Victo
ria and Albert, Their children met
them at the ; gangway and were Joy
fully embraced oy their parents. King
Edward and Queen ... Alexandra wel
comed the duke and duchess in the cab
iu of the yacht.- . , '
left to congress.
Naval Appointments:
ATashington, Nov. 1. The president
today nominated the following officers
on th navy list: Henry Glass to be
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