A; STIpiilQUARP
Peeling Is High Against
Him, but the Authori- -f
ties Will Prevent
Violence
'Elizabeth City J N. C, Dec. 2S- Spe
lal The jail-haa been closely guarded
lining the day by the naval reserves,
lint there have been no demonstrations
indicative of violence on the' part pfthe
jHipulace. Rumor, however, says there
-will be a thousand men in the' city to
iM:ht from Camden and adjoining eounr
ties. Little credence is put in the. re
port. A stronger guard will be placed
on duty and the prisoner will he pro
tected at all hazards.. i7;
Wilcox. 'weakened considerably when
placea behind the bars and gave signs
of a complete collapse. Later he sle'pt
soundly and When he awoke seemed re
freshed and self possessed and assumed
liis old time nonchalance. He chatted
glibly about efferent matters, but kept
mum In regard to the ilea d girf. His
ol.lest lister visited nim this afternoon.
She left bathed in tears, and aftert her
deprirtnre Wilcox appeared nervous and
restless. She evidently reported to him
the finding of -the coroner's jury wtfich
linl been kept from him. '
Mr. A G. Cropsey of ew -York.' ar
rived on the 11.30 train: He was . met
the depot oy the citizens committee.,
lie held alengthy conference with So
li. -itor .Ward thus evening. No definite
tie was fixed for the preliminary hear
ing. Postponement is . probable in, con
sequence of the excited state of the pop
ulace. - '
DEtACGED TO THE B1VER ,,'....
An Official Says That Proof Wl;l Be
Forlbeomlnz ' -
Elizabeth City, N. CV Dec. 28. Spe
cial. An, official said today 'that evi
dence that Miss Cropsey was dragged
frpm her gate to the river would be p ro
il need. A riend of Wilcox discredited
the statement. "
As one result of the finding of Nell
Cropsey's body and the subsequent ex
citement three people are totally pros
trated, but Jim, Wilcox is not ' one of
them. Former Sheriff Vdcox his fath
er, has been ill all day and mother,
not strong before, - is suffering greatly.
Mrs. W. H. Cropsey, Nell's mother, is
regarded in 'a ' critical : condition; She
ha not been just herself since the
daughter disappeared and the finding
of the ghastly remains yesterday has,
had a serious effect on her condition,
mentally and physically.
The casket holding the remains of the
dead girl tonight lies in a closed vanit
at the Episcopal cemetery. The morbid
company which today marched out in
hopes of seeing Nell's face was disap
po'nted, for the vault was closed. A
large crowd is, expected to attend the
funeral Stlhday.
The end of the second day since the
finding of Miss Cropsey's body marks a
subsidence of popular demonstrative
against James Wilcox, the suspected
lover; but if private expressions from
representative citizeus may be taken as
an index the feeling against him is as
deep and bitter as it was last night
when a great crowd stood together and
muttered suppressed threats. Tonight
the county jail is still guarded by the
naval reserves, not to prevent theses--cape
of Wilcox, who is a weak and re
sourceless fellow, but to guard against
'possible attempts to do mob violence.
The whole company is not on at once.
Justice Cropsey was not in a good
humor when seen this afternoon. "That
was a h of a verdict," he said, in re
fering to the jury's finding. He thought
the declaration agaiust 'Wilcox should
have been tronger. He thinks Nell
was clubbed'Avith a blackjack and that
she was not, thrown into the river . on
the night of her disappearance.
There was a report in town tonight
that Guy Hall, who has been suspected
in the case and who is a close friend of
Wilcox was to be run out of town. ."That
only came from two or three hot:headed
men," Hall said. "Since I was suspect
ed of the abduction the finding of the '
body ought to vindicate me."
When asked about the time of the
trial lawyer Aydlett, counsel for the de
fendant, said-its time had not been set,
hut that the case would be called soon
Mr. Aydlett said that Wilcox's printed
statement sent to The Tost covered all
he knows about the-ease. Justice Crop-
How Dewet Rushed
1 9 -
London, Dee. 28. In a dispatch to
the War office, Lord Kitchener gives fur
ther details of the action at Twefon
tein December 24, when General DeWet
rushed the camp of Col. Firman. - He
says : .. : ,'. - .,
"The column was encamped on a solir
tary kopje whose southern side was al
most precipitous.; The .outposts On the
northern side were well pushed put.
The position, which was naturally a
strong "one, bad also been entrenched.
The night was moonlight, but. cloudy.
Details have not been ; received, but it
";s stated that the Boers climbed the pre
cipitous southern side and collected' near
the top.'- ' N . .
"At 2 o'clock in tba morning the Boers
l-fi ' :
ey is indignant about 9 published etate
iiieait intimating that he faked, a. letter,
and in the absence of apologies a: suit
may be brought. : - '
- lawyer Andrew G, Cropsey, ' of No.
3-Chamber: street, New York, who is
here, gave. out a sighed statement at 11
tonight: i ;-
"The long: vigil of my sister-in-law
was ...repaid;,'' 'it f began';....' Lawyer Crop
sey .then described the finding v0f the
body, its being carried by Justice Crop
sey in his arms, -the excitement and the
inquisition Continuing, ho said: "The
autopsy revealed that Nell had -been
killed by a blow an the left ;side of her
head above the ear by a blackjack or
ciub"snd lhat she was dead before she
was thrown into the' river," ; After re
vjewinghe "verdict he says: "This ver
dict amounts to holding Wjlcox' on a
charge of. murder in the .first'degree,'' -
Mr. Cropsey promises to assist So
lictor Ward. He says nnothermilitary
company has been seat for and that ' the.
committee" has gbno in the rain for a
tjwejtfy 'piilc ride after evidence.
After -the funeral at the Methodist
church hero Sunday ktho remains will
be ..forwarded to New Utrecht Dutch
chureh burying ground, .Brooklyn, wlterc
they will arrive Tuesday morning.
SENTIMENT AO A 13 ST WILCOX
The inb'.Ic Believes Him Galltr ( tU
' ,; .. Klnrder ' ' .'
Elizabeth City; N. C; Dec. 2S. Na
val reserves patrol the streets of this
place today. .Saloons are closed by or
der of the mayor and every precaution
is - being taken to prevent tho angry
citizens', from carrying into -execution
their threats against Wm. Wilcox, th
lover of Ella M. Cropsey, whose body
was, found in the Pasquotank river yes
terday. The jail where Wilcox is held
a prisoner until further investigation
regarding the girl death, is closely
guarded.' '
Public sentiment , is strong against
Wilt bx, now that the coroner's jury
has-Viecided that Miss Cropsey met her
death by foul meaiis, and 410 stock is
taken in the story of suicide. "All point
to. pie fact that, Wilcox was with the
girl when she was lat seen alive, five
weeks' ago. " This fact is the" omlyreal
evidence at hand to connect Wilcox
with the crime. - ,Wiicox heard the clam
or of an angry1 mob outside : the jail
last nigh-t, but he displayed the same in
difference, that has characterized Mm
Mnce' the girl ' disappeared and during
the long search for her. All.he has to
gay is that he left tho girt on the veran-
da of her home on" the night of her
disappearance rand, that she' was crying
because of a quarrel that she and. Wil
cox had indulged iu earlier in the even
ing. Wilcox, though: he "does not say
so in r&o many words, sticks to the theo
ry that the girl drowned herself.
Mrs. Cropsey, the mother, Vis prostra
ted with grief. Mr. Cropsey has noth
ing to say further than to declare that
the whole matter is now in -the hands
of the officials and he will let the law
take its course. It is planned to have
the funeral at 3 o'clock Sunday after
noon;: The interment will be in Brook
lyn, N.r Y., the former home of the
Cropsey family.
A threatening crowd hovered about'
the-ail last night. Cool heads in. the
crowd advocated waiting for the public
statement of the physicians, which was
not given out until ibis morning.
The girl iiad been missing for thirty
seven days, bat the body is .in such a
god .state of preservation that no one
believes it could have been in the water
all that Um. There is a discoloration
on the left temple, but this" has "not yet
been shown to bo the result ofh blow
received in life. The coroner's jury,
which met yesterday afternoon, 'took
the responsibility of saying that the girl
met her death from a blow and not from
drowning, but the physicians' report
says that there are, no signs of violence.
QUAY WILL RETIRE, v
.. TO PRIVATE LIFE
, ' Washington, Dec. 28. It was ..Stated
on good authority at the eapitol today
that Senator Quay will never return to
his seat in the Senate, that he is pre
paring to retire from active politics in
the -near future. In a letter received at
the eapitol today it was positively as
certed that the Pennsylvania statesman
has decided to resign from the Senate.
s
suddenly attacked the pickets on the
summit in superior numbers. Before
the, men in. the camp were able to get
clear of tlie tents the Boers rushed
through, shooting them as" they were
coming out. The officers were shot
while trying to stem the tide. Lieut.
Harwich, who worked the pompon, was
shot through the heart. There was no
panic among our men..' All did their
best.- Including tte casualties, half the
column is now it. Brand's Itiver bridge.
The remainder are prisoners.' Two wag
on loads of dead and , wounded Boer
were removed from the scene of ac
tion. The ' Boers, "'who numbered 1,200
and were under command -of Dewet, be
haved well.'. . j ' . .
rirmari
Camp
Mr, Quay has been, unable to attend the
session of the upper body except for one
day 1 since the Fifty-seventh Congress
convened., He has remained in Florida
and his health, instead of improving, , has
gradually grown worse. To return to
Washington, it is said, would : be but
to imperil his life. ; JVi.lv';
Senator Quay has stated that . ht
would have liked to remain here to at
tend to legislation . in which he is spe
cialiy interested, biit that he -found
this impossible. His friued say,that
even tinder the -most , favorable, circum
stances he woaUniai'dly he able to serye
out his teTm "as United States senator. -
iMiv Quay has at present, itii claimed,
no desire to remain in public life and
will resign as-soon as he can do so and
do justice to his friends. . He can no lon
ger take an active part n .legislation,
and as he has woii all of his battles
ho is -content to retire with present hon
ors. It was -admitted this morning by"
a senator who is close to Mr. Quay that
the resignation will be senf to Senator
Frye before many weeks. . .'
ITO IN LONDON
His Home Government Gives
Him a Delicate Task 4 . .
London. Dec. 28. Marr?iij'Ito, who ia
now in London, loses no, opportunity of
making it known (hat his .-.visit is entire
ly one of pleasiiri.' and thu ti, when he
left Japan he had no intention of . com
ing to England. The latter statement
is undoubtedly correct,- for. i is ;3iovv
learned that he. ait? red ,h is, plans while
he was in the United States, on receipt
of a, cable rearrest frpiai the, Japauese
government to go to London and see
what could be done to bring imperial
influence to bear on the Australian com
monwealth government to. agree te, ex
clude the Japanese froni the scope of
the colored immigration legislation. 1 ;
Marquis Ito dkcussed the - question
with Lord Lansdowne at the, foreign of
fice yesterday". He, doubtless referred
to it in the course of his long audience
with the-king, but the most important
interview the marquis will have in this
direction will be with Colonial Secre
tary Chamberlain, the date for which
has already , been " fixed. The marquis
expresses great admiration .for Mr.
Chamberlain's character and'ability. He
will find him sympatnetic enough, no
doubt, but certainly too astute to in
terfere directly with the Australian
commonwealth in such a delicate busi
ness. -
MADE A BOTCH .
i. . . in a
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A Suicidej Ashamed of His
Bungling Work
Norfolk, Ya., Dec. 28. William B.
Cox was found ljiug in the smoke
house of his sister, Mrs. McAlpine, near
Nimmo, Princess Anne county, yester
day. His throat was' cut fronv ear to
ear: he was shot and upon his head were
fourteen gashes, evidently axe wounds.'
When searching for him his relatives
heard. his groans aud found him -sitting
upon the smoke house floor in a great
pool of blood. He told the finders that
his wounds were self-inflicted, that he
was sorry he had made such a botch
of ;fhe job of killing himself, that he
wanted to tlie and they "must do noth
ing to prevent his death. lie assigned
no reason for desiring to die and none
is known. ' jg
lie was'removecito his sister's house,
a doctor was1, summoned and his wounds
Xvere dressed ; but death followed 60on.
Before 4 dying, however, Mr. Cox said
he wanted the fact that he killed himself
kept oat. of . the iiewspaptrs lest it be
thought he did the deed because of
drunkenness. He was a bachelor, S
years old, owned, it is stated, large or
ange groves in Florida, and was recently
jilted by a woman, a school teacher of
Southampton county, Va. ; -.
RELIEF TO ITALY
Rift in the South American
War Cloud
Rome. Dec. 28. The reported settle
ment of the dispute between Chile and
Argentina has aroused the sincerest sat
isfaction here. After much debate and
many inquiries in the foreign offices of
Kta-nrm the- Italian government had to
recpgnize that if war should m-eak out
Italy would be bound to assume a lead
ing pant as an interested outsider, with
all the risks which such a role involves.
Orders were issued consequently to pre
pare a squadron ,for service in Argen
tine. Avaters and preparations were actual
ly commenced to that end. WTiilc keep
ing short of openly waging, war on
Chile, the Italian policy V would have
been to help Argentina in every possi
ble way. This was Signor Crispi's policy
and was approved by the late King Hum
bert and his cabinet when ithe Chilian
Argentine situation last seemed threaten
ing. .-, - , -J i
f . 1
Imprisonment for Debt
London, Dec. 28. Tnere is a popular
impression that : imprisonment for debt
has been abolished id Great Britain.
The county court returns' for 1900,
which are just published, sh5wthat
4.000 debtors were imprisoned during
that year.
Six Killed in a Shaft "
Hartshorn, I. T., Dect 28. A very
disastroiis accioent - occcurred- at shaft
No. 1 of the McAlister Coal Company
here today. While the cage was as
cending with eight men. and when
V about ten feet from the top of the shaft
- - ,, -it
jumped its guidings, apd six out of
the eight men ; were immediately killed.
They ;-were horribly - mangjed -beneath
."the cage and their bodies , were dropped
to the bottom -of the shaft. Two men
held to the eage and V3re hurt - very
little. They Jiad to he SSawn "up with
J ropes as the cage had stuck about mid
way or tiie shaft. . ;
.White House Functions
Washington, Dec. 28 The following
programme of receptions and dinners to
he given at the White House has been
announced: .,
January 1 (Wednesday) new year "re
ception, .11 a. ni.'to 1.10 p. m.,
January 2 (Thursday) cabinet dinner,
8 p. -m. ' ".'.'" - '
January 7 (Tuesday) diplomatic re
ception, 9 to .10.30 p. iu.
. Jauuary .9 V (Thursday) diplomatic
dinner 8 p. m. f
January 14 (Tnesday) judicial recep
tion, 0 to 10.80 p. in.-. ' '
January 16 (Thursday) Supremo
Court dinner, 8 v. m. . . -
January - 23 (Thursday) congressional
reception 9 to 10.30 p. m.
January . 30 - (Thursday) army and
navy reception, 9 to 10.U0 p. mi '
;SUICIDBmHTRILLS
Young Woman Takes Carbolic
v Acid in a Theatre .
"Washington, Dec. 28. Miss Mary Tou
isiaira , Bemier, 2S years old, committed
suicide tonight at Chase's Theatre by
drinking the contents of a two-ounce
Jbo ttle of ca rbol i c a ei d j ust as th e cur
tain roia on the act of David Lozelle.
,th$ sensational gymnast, better known a
: l,ozeire the. Urea t." unrequited Jove
is given as tho cause. Lozelle beinc the
man the young woman was in lore with.
: As the curtain ' rose Mis Bennrr,
still standing in the aisle on the left
of the orchestra circle, waved a letter
in the air and, after tearing it ilp and
throwing it on the floor, took the bottle
of poison from her bosom -and drank it.'
She was taken to the Emergency Hos
pital where she died a few minutes after
being received. She purchased t the
poison late in the afternoon after Lo-
zelle had failed to keep an appointment
with her.
REGULAR CANDIDATE
- New York, Dec. 2S. Perry Belmont is
tb regular Democratic candidate for
ingress inhe'Seventh disirkst,- accord
ing to the 'decision , rendered by the
board of elections tonight, and his name
goes on the official ballot "Under the
Star." The name of Croker's candidate.
Councilman. Joseph ' F. O'Grady, -"will
not appear on the ballot' at all under
tliis decision which, however, is subject
to revision by the courts.
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OFF TO SEE BRIGANDS
Hope for Release of Miss
Stone Near at Hand '
London. Dec. 28. A news agency dis
patch from Constantinople says that V.
W. Peet, treasurer of the missionary
society in Constantinople, and M. Uar
gulo, dragoman of the United States
legation, who left Constantinople De
cember 17 to meet the brigands who
held Miss Stone captive, and tender the
ransom fund which had been raised tm
secure Eer release, have started from
Qnlnnito fnr tho inf-Apinr NYv news Of
their movements is to be expected far
some days. The government, on rep
resentations made by the legation, has
sent instructions to the provincial au
thorities to render the United States
negotiators, for the release of Miss
Stone, every assistance in their power.
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TERRY AND ABE
Featherweights Matched for
the Championship
rNew York, Dec. 28. The challenge
of Abo Attell, the California feather
weight, to meet Terry McGovern, which
was accompanied by a . deposit of $1,000,
has been accepted by McGovern. Mc
Govern through his manager, says'that
he will take on Attelf at 122 pounds
weight. This is the weight proposed by
Attell and upsets the prevailing impres
sion that McGovern -can not get to 122
pounds again and be strong. McGov
ern states that he, is still the feather
weight champion,' as he fought Young
r,.v.ff o- 10i nm-iTirlc nnrl that, his mill
UCLl - ' v' f v " T I
with Attell wiR be for the feather-
weight title.
. :
Witnesses Against Neely
Washington. Dec. 28. A -number of
post office officials left Washington to
day for Havana o testify against F.
W, Neely, whose trial begins January
2,1902. In the party were W. F. Coch
rane, Chief Inspector, Inspectors W. T.
Surivao, J. D. King, W. B. Smith,
A. It. Holmes, W. T. Fletcher, Wl. It
Keys, YL M. Hamilton, J. C. Cates
and CM. Waters. All of these men
tioned have been investigating the postal
frauds in which it is charged that
Neely played such a prominent part.
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Columbus, Ohio, Dec. 27 Representa-!
tives Pollock of Stark, and Bealt of
Harrison, heretofore counted doubtful,
came 'out for the Forakerf slate today, j
and the weight of opinion is tha t Fora- h
ker will organize the legislature.
Assisfahfs
Good Positions Which the
New Postmaster General '
Will Fill with His '
Friends
Washington, Dec. 2S. Probablo re
tiremenns from office, growing out Of
tae resignation cf Charles Emery Smith
as postmaster general, are as follows:
William M. Johnson, first assistant
postmaster general; appointed from
New ercy -August 23 1900; salary
$4,000. - ; J - . v
W. S. Shall enberger,; second assistant
postmaster general; appointed - from
Pennsylvania, March 29, 1897; salary
$4,000. '. , " . , AC--.-' .
' Edwin C.yfaddf.nj tliird as(stant
postmaster " "general; appointed from
Michigan, July 1, 1899; saiary $4,000.
Joseph. L. Bristow, oufth sssistant
postmaster general; appointed from
Kansas, March 22. 1899; salar $4,000.
The opinion yreynils here toiiay that
tho assistant postmastflrs gor.ercl will
retire' wirti PoHtcaster (General Smith.
This belief seems to be based on ; the
supposition that-Mr.. Payne, the newly
appointed Postmaster General, would
naturally like to have as assistants men
with whom he is moi-e or ass personally
acquainted and upon whose hearty and
entire support h3 could rely iu his policy
of readjusting and placing the postal
service in. the Scufn on an improved
ha:;is , and less subject to political in
fluence. 1
-PresidintMlooscve't.-it vrs. ftsted to
day, s el scted Mr. Payne to' be postmas
ter general because ntJ believed that the
T
Peace in
The-British Reported as Hav
ing Made Unexpected Con
. cessions to Boers
London, Dec. 28. During the" past
week there Jias been' a continuance of
those indefinite and contradictory rum
ors regarding steps towards . the re-establishment
o peace in South Africa,
.whjich have been prevalent for many
" week's "itfdw.; There' has not 'been"" even
the ' slightest indication from auy offi
cial source on which these , rumors can
be based, but; the . belief that there is
good foundation, for them increases
steadily. The following information
comes from a , source which there is
every reason to believe is accurate and
trustworthy.
Negotiations for peace, informal but
extremely promising, are actually pro
ceeding between Lord Kitchener and
the Boer leaders in the field. Lord
Kitchener, t ranks mainly to the In
fluence of Sir Michael Hicks Beach,
England's chancellor of the exchequer,
has heen granted a free hand subject
only to reference on political matters
to Lord Milner. s
General Louis Botha has already re
ceived assurances that the burned
Making
Progress
Bdttfeship Missouri
Slides into the Wafer
Newport News, Va., Dec. 28. The
battleship Missouri, one of the heaviest
and fastest war ships in th United
States navy waa successfully launched
here today. The event was witnessed
35.000 people and was greeted by every
steam whistlo in the harbor blowing its
loudest and strongest. From stem to
stern. on the new vessel were national
colors. She received her full share of
that ceremony which always marks .the
launching of . a battleship. Many dis
tinguished people were among the thou
Life and
Property
by Christmas
Seattle, Wash., Dec. 2S Destruction
of wires throughout the Pacific North
west shows that the hurricane prevailing
Wednesday and Thursday was the worst
exer experienced in the history of the
country. While hut few lives were lost
the destruction of property was great on
land and sea. Large forest trees were
uprooted and twisted like so many twigs,
a-nd the damage to the great forests -of
the State can hardly be estimated. Along
the shores of the mainland at Blaine and
at the delta of Frazer river a tidal wave
swept low lands, causing great destruc
tion of fishing stations, canneries, dwell
ings and small vessels. Wreckage is
strewn all along the coast and relief par
ties are patrolling the shores. -
Vancouver, B. C., Dec. 28. Now that
telephone and telegraph wires are re
lmirprt nlflrminff additional particulars
are coming in of the damage done byj
the Christmas torni. Twelve-lives have
been lost all told. Ten Japanese were
swept into the flood on the Frazer river.
They were asleep in their boarding house
and the house and all were carried away.
George yiarkc was killed by a falling
Go Out With Smith
latter v possessed ,th ability flni tact
necessary to . bring about ' changes for
the betterment of' the service
It is recalled that in" most cases in
the past, where a cabinet member ha
tendered his resignation, hia assistants,
as a 'matter of courtesy and custom,
hare also resigned their places unless
specially requested to retain thir posi
tions. .This, it ia unuerstooS. has not
yet bean done in the case, cf th as
sistant postmasters general, - and it 'i
expected at the Post Office and tbr
departments that Messrs. Shalleaber
ger, Johnson "and Madden .will tender
their resignations -in due time so as to
afford Mr. Paya an opportunity to con
suit with the pYefcident in regard to the
selection cf th aiiitr.ut po3tmaster3
genera!, -i. . ' ' . -
When seen thin moiTing at. the .Post
Office DenartTneiit in regard to tio -wsat:envMassrft.7
Sballcnberger, Madden
and Biistow, feiiid that they had 'not con
sidered the question as to whether they
would resign. They safd that tney had
re:eied-no intimation to resign nor
special invfest ion from President Roose
velt to rttiMtiii' Mr. Masten, chief cleric
of the Srst:a?istaEt postmaster general,
who- Us atieni spending the Christmas
hoUdays srith his family in New Jersey,
said thi moreing tllat it wasenstomary
for. the jissisfants to resign' witn thetr
chiefs. br.t he said'he knew of a number f
oi caiet in which the custom wa not
followed. Mr. Conrad, chief. davJc of.
the fourth assitant postmasta? general,
an id that the '-ml? 'of resignation when
the chief retires roigut hold-good in oth
er (departments, but that in his- knowl
edge it had never been observed" in th
Post' Office Desartmeut. 1 .-
South Africa
homesteads o the Boers will be rebuilt
at the cost of the British imperial ex
chequer He has also been informed ,
that f peace can be arranged the ban-
ished leaders wni be permitted $o re-
turn to their V country . wiAiiin twelve
morfths of the official proclamatiQn of
settlement, and that within the same
period an amnesty, which shall include
the convicted Cape rebels, will be de-'
clared.ltor ally bona fide actsof wa. .
Practically the only question of im
portance isfill . at issue ia the form and
extent, .of-toeal -self -government which
shall be allowed, jto the "burghers of the ;
Transvaal and Orange River Colony.
Even "that, according to present infor
mation, does not . present insuperable
ob'stancles. If the .Boers' obtain;tha
terms here indicated their heroic endur
ance will undoubtedly have received th
reward which could have been sained
by no other conceivable. method.
The recent successes of Christian De-.
wet and other commandants may for ai
time make it more difficult to persuade
some of the .most irreconcilable of the )
Boer leaders to abandon the unequal
contest. It now seems certain that
whatever part the Boe representatives
now in Holland may take subsequently,
the first negotiations must be with the .
leaders in the field.
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sands present. United Slates ten tcr
and representative, overiors of state
and officials Ivsgh in uar-y and army cir-'
clesvsre ' pr&en-t. Miss Marion, Cock
re!l, daughter of United State Senator
Cockrei, hkd the distinction of chris
tening the tbip. nnd rightgracioutly
she did it. The vessel was baptised with;
Missouri river water "champagne."
Miss Goekrelt was accompanied hf re by
a large party of friends who came we
her guests. Mrs. Roosevelt and Secre
tary Long of the navy were, witnesses,
of the event.'
i
tree. John Hewitt, a fanner, In trying
to save his horses from the waves sweep
ing over his ranch, met his death. Alony
the farming district the river bank . for
miles is. strewn with vegetables, and
scarcely one of fi fty-f our canneries ias
escaped damage.
: ".' ' '
Schley's Friends in Council
Washington, Dec .28. There was a
long conference in Admiral Schley'E
apartments at the Richmond today to
decide Upon his future course of action. 1
With the aomiral were Messrs. Rayner
and xeague, of Baltimore, his counsel
before the court of inquiry. They, de
clined to-sec any one whila the confer
ence was in progress, wor being sent
out that they were .too busy.
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" 1 he Lucrfv Number i
At .the weekly drawing at Stocks
dale's last night nnmher TfcxT was the
lucky number and drevr Cie bos of Krtd
BirtLacarS.
To war
Loss
Hurricane