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petit ntmi VnLUMI XXII rUV BtRN. CRAY EN (Ol.M,. S ( . mil... BitUii Kill Ml SECTION . NUMBER 78 BECIPTUBE THE SUNS. Biiller Calls For Volunteers Wfeo Seta Tbem at Mull Ground Meantime Commanded Hildjtrds' Heavy Guns. by Beer Ulve Their Aeconat of ikt Battle of Modder River. Crltl clim of British Igaoraaee uf Boer Strength, tfuni Ira 014 ralleras. Special lo Journal. Loudon, Dec. SO A dispatch from Barbae, Natal, says that It Is reported tkat General Buller called far volunteers to recover the guns belonging to Colonel Long's Artillery, abandoned at the flght at the croaslog of the Tugela rlrer. The rescue party Issued from the British camp at midnight and found the guns oa tha si posed gronnd where they had beea abandoned, took possession of them and brought them ia uninjured. Even before tha receipt of this I--telllgence from Durban It seemed doubtful to military men whether the guns were in possession f the Boers. According to the dispatches from Durban sent oa the evening of the battle which hare Just keen received here, the guns remained where tke British troops had left them. The ground where the guna were left was covered by heavy guas manned by General milliard's brigade. His men had entrenched themselves la a isiilon that commanded the spot. The dispatch added that the Boers had not attempted to cross the river and carry off the guna Advices from Pretoria of the same data ays that an official Bosr dispatch re ports that Ikay capture 1 two gun thir teen wagoni and a quantity of ammuni tion at Tuegala rlrer, besKes 21)3 prima ers. The revised lists of British casualties at the battle of Colenso, or Tugela river, hows 187 non commissioned officers officers and men killed. Frrlher Seconals of the battle emphasize the ignorance of the British intelligence department re garding the diaposltioa of lh Boer forcoi. The British were not aware of the Boer Inlrenchmeats aleng a series of low lylag lilils immediately northward f Colenso bridge until a staggering fire compelled them to retreat when the at tack seemed to be about successfal. The Boers also showed greater strength than was anticipated. It be comes clearer also that the British guns were advanced too close In order to get within effective range of the Boer artill ery, allowing that the latter outranges" the British ordnanco which In spite of a numerical euperiorlty was wholly laade quate to reply at long range to the B er guns. Advicos from Pretoris, via Lorenzo, Marquei, delayed in sendl.ig, received from Modder river regarding the battle of Magersfonteln says: "Having received large reinforcements and the army having rested since Nov ember 28lh, General Hethuen advanced agalnat the Boera under Oeneral Cronje which occupied a position oa both sides of the railway many miles. Fighting opened wl h heavy cannenading at 4 o'clock la the morning, under cover of which the maasea of infantry advanced towards the Boers. They were received with a steady fire which repulsed the advance before the English came within measurable distance. A second attack met the same fate although the English charged bravely against a perfect ball of Mauser bullets." "About this time tha men of the Rcan dlnavian corps who had made a great record In the Boer army for reckless courage, charged and were cut off in the -scrubber; at Kopje. They reported that they lost several killed and wounded and many prlsoaert " In the afternoon the British reserves were brought Into the attack, delivered with great cearage. The plains north of the Modder river were black with the British forces who were deployed lo the attack, but no courage oould break (he Boer dafenoea. Late in tbf day the Brlll.h Mired to the Modder river, leaviag the ground covered wllu the dead and dying. The Boor lottcs were InslgnlBcant. eicluelve of the Scandln avians. .Eighteen were killed and fortv tkree wonnded. English prisoners ny that their killed and woanded numbered. WTO, also that the Black Watch was out to pieces," Los no -r, Peo 19 Complete official l leooe baa prevailed as to Oeneral Bullor'a movements since Satirday. j Oh that day his troops were In camp t Chereley, Natal, the wounded were' being cared for and the men were saij , .? ,. . , tobeaniloas to reaurae the advance , Tndair It araa rnlw nr ml i . . . n ii l . , , gain that Buller ha t crossed the Tug- I Tke London War Oflloe ha decided to ralae a force of from 10,000 lo 11,000 aaonated yeomanry rolualeert especially ' elected for eieert marksmanship and food riding. Lord tbesham will com jnand It. . Ottawa, Oat tr, December J -The Mooad i aaadlaa oontlnfeat, whloh the Imperial Govern meat wee aotlfled )ea terJay would b dlspstched at oaoa, will NERVOUS trouble aro cmva uy llovtl'a HunMiNM-llla, which eo rlchaoil rHtrlflcetheblootl. It Initio iet toediclue for dottwii PEOPLE. be made u; o' S3 i iu ii ! r,.. : He Norih weel mounted poiiie abi.ut id equal naaiber from the peruanenl oorj i nJ the others recruilt I fr.".i j.rxe- w vutil ed policeme.i an 1 iubuij. The contingent will i i mpr.se aNiut j l.lu.0 -fflocr and men and will tit!! fr..:ii Halifax, Lieuleuaul-l'olonel Evaus, now louhlswayto Ottawa from tli- Yukcu. j U lii'dy iuiiu io c rumami i 6IUS1T, Australia Drieu.tn : ill i ne ; liuvtrnuient of i his colony Lai de; i-ied 1 1 send a fl--!d hospital curj and a lery or artillery to -ojlh A r i n v in lion Id the moULted contingent. HOW LAWTON DIED. Reg ardle ef Danger. Deaih Was Quick. Srlef of His Soldiers. Was la 16$ Fights. IIaNili, Dec. IB-Major Gam rsl Hen ry W..JLawiOB wa eLoi and killed today at Han Mateo, Luzon. A tight wai la progress ami ( nl . tl,;f, Lawton wan walking along the :j ll-ieie a driving rain, lie vtu w,:uir' 800 yarda of a imll shai iiooiei.' trench. The General was coutpic uous la the big white helmet he alvtay wore in Luzon, and a lijjtit j i-lluw laincoal. tie was alto eaaiiy diatiugu. suable be cause of his commanding slaiiirc, being 0 feet 2 Inches tall. Tie sharpshooters tiiim-tnl r'. close shota which clipped the grs- near by. Staff oflicera culled General Law ton s attention to his danger, but he only laughed with his usual contempt for i u I -lets. Suddenly he exclaimed ' I uu shoil' clinched hauls iu a Jrinit . t -. n t to eland erect, and thin led ;,'., n,p arms of a staff r ; I? i ..-.-r Almost at this m nun the American lio jpi 1 1 Mateo tvere minulini; w Mi ll I !ir r. of San v I 1 - leys. After the full! six alaln.v i forded the rer to ti.r -i: the litter on their tm i. ! -i , proceeding with the col..!., ui Cicort following. 'I lie bod; building In tha town. The troops filed, bareliemlei the building, and man y n u ,n the eyea of th'Mtiau who Ini l valryinen ( 111 i lllg 11. K Stall fi cavalry I.. I !! Il f. -lli.l lowed tho lr,tii-.i 1 Lswi II. I command vn lrii ken ii li Sn each nti'.i li'd nlltrid n p' 15..: WaeuiNdT-ix, Deci !ij.-i i'J Charles l'enh a mtiiihi r of t ! pine Cuuimi'sii u, ?af.l 'onivrln .11. 1 1 I'll-r- p nee te the death ol Ueneral Ita!"ii:; ''I knew uiui well in the Philippine? I vainly reasoned wlih hi.11 as lo hii con stant personal ei poiuio In nallie. He told me at thut lime thai he hn I hcn in l.i tights. "At Zapoto Hlldfe he did h lie nlwarn did stood In the moil Kipo-id (ice that could he found, at one end of the bridge. Two Filipino gum no :aiiiiii ed on tho oilier end ul. k nn.i-ur.d distance Loin Lawton of 'Si 11d. We had a gun on our end of the oiiilge. "lie stood there etpnse I to ihe lin- i f the artillery and of the ?harpahonter! and infantry of the enemy. Whcaion stood beside him. The Filipinos had gone to church tbo night before and had registered an oath that no American should ever cross the biidge which the Spaniards had never been able lo i ros. Our men loaded their guas into a ) at and pushed across the river, swimming and charging the enemy on the tlank. They drove them fioni their trenches ad Lawton crossed the budge " GEN. LAWTON DIED POOR. Leaves Property Partly Paid For. Ali Is Requested. A Pension for the Widow. Speelal to Journal. WAsniHOTeN, December 30. A m mitteo composed of Ueueials trha'ter, Corbln, Woitoo and Ludl w announce that General Lawton dl-d a poor mau. Property which he bad boughi in t al,- fornla has only half the purchase money paid oa It They ask contributions and ask the newspapers lo make an appeal and help the cause along. Bills granting fli.OOO pension to Gen eral Lawton's widow were iulioduced In ihe Senate and House of Ki piescutallvea today. Tne body will be brought home if It Is possible to de so and a National funeral will be held. Mr. J. Sheer, Uedalia, Me , n,cd Lis chilas life by One Minute Cough Cure Doctors had given In r up to die with troll,;. It an mfadlhle euro (or coughs colds, grippe, pneumonia, bronchitii ami tkrnal and Inc.; UouMca, llelieves at oace. r 3 Dully. Lei and WhCClcr AdvaiU'CJ ... ,, Altii.lT..N, Pec . in hi-1 :'.) he , , a'tili'l. dr. i: : ', t l.o ti"iil'M ; i -. f j r, I l'V.-.hlK i I. ii'. Vj'I lofriili U'hi'-lrr . , .. 1 ' tn Im .: indifr den. r's In tjie. rcRii lr " , ,r , , , llJS0LUItrtURE Motes the food more dencious and VrtiolesooM LORD ROBERTS ADVISES. That Indian Cavalry be Sent to South Africa. lUpurted Statements of Boers Ke Kardiug Their Attitude ou War ttud iteanens I'er Moviaa; Out or the Transvaal Hopea to Inflame Herder Countries. Special lo Journal. Lohdoj, Iec. 21 -Field Marshal Lord itnt'crta held a special military council of war, at the war office, today He strongly urjeed thai a large contln item of native ludian cavalry be aeut for Sou Hi African service against the Boera It n his Judgment that this cavalry woul 1 piove of iaestlmable service iu I pursuing the guerilla taclica which would j :-e uvceasary to cope with the Boera in 'l.fi mods of warfare. Ai a result of Lord Kobe.-tn lusisuure on lidiin; this Indian colony, Hamilton catili-il Viceroy Curzon, to learu how mauy sipjadrona of cavalry were avails hie lor war service, and how eoon they could he lauded in South Africa. I.oniidn, Dec. 31. The following dia paich, (delayed) from Modder river, Peo. IU ii received: While the British litter hearers, under Chaplain Itolierton were burying the deiul m Magaifonteln, the native Doers were inclined to be cominunlcaiive. The aubslaiice of thelrstalementj was, thai while lighting outside their open lioinuliiiies they wne entiiely auliiUtd. i hev kneiv their farms were safe, and even if 1 he llritish were I'liruhcrs fell the farms victorious, the would not he ci):i!ijcateil. i herefon; they had descended upon l iiilieily und Alieval, north, and march ed through Lning.i Nek into Natal. Their government believed Unit in iuhiingon British territory they might iiidiice their compatriot of all Sou'h Africa lo tight for the coutrol of the remit ry. Whereas, if the Boera retiivtl vitl'in their own frontiers, tiiis hope ol ui uprising would be at an end. Major Logan Died a Hero. i 1 mim'.iw x, Ohio, Dec 20. A lettei wiiU;n by Lieutenant-Colonel Ilrere ton, ' th.- Thirty-third Infantry, who was with .Major John A. Logan when he W is killed, has been teceivd here by Logun. "Your husband died a hero while lead in:: in battle the command to which he ha I be n assigned upon joining Ids regi iii-ot, I iie Third Battalion. ' I'eslcrday, November 11, Major Lo gnii .vas leaning over a wounded soldier to sidl him, when he was e'lot through thi! head. This was shortly before U us lock iu the morning. Prompt surgl al attendance was at hand, but Ihe .ilaj ir never recovered consciousness, and died while being conveyed to th hospital. T ie exact locality was about two miles ftom San Fabian, on the road lo Sail Jacinto, I was one of the last poraona who Baw him alive; and he was brave- and self possessed until struck down by U10 enemy's bullet." COTTON MARKET. Received by J E. Latham, camsalaslen merchant New Bern, N, C. Naw Yem, December 21. Opea. High. Lew. Close Ian. cotton .... 7.09 7.13 7.08 7.07 May. cotton ... 7.80 7.1 7.30 7.26 CHICAUO MARKETS. Wheat: Open. High. Low. (.lose Mny 0, 70 6 CuK.t: y 82 38 82 j 33 CoFVi-e: March 8.08 605 H 0.1 fl.O e. H y Pld Hi 81 B. It. T S5 (Ml Cfe at-j V8J Reading 4 4M( Cout. Toll. Pref. SO '.tlj Hereipta al cation ports were i,U)0 bules. Boers Drove Americans Out. London, December 20 Joseph Kirk land, of Chicago, accompanied by his Isler, lias arrive 1 here from Johnnes burg, whence they bad to lice with other refugeoi, dciplte their Boor sympathies K.11 aland was manager of an Important business there, and was compelled to leave ho hurriedly that he had to aban don his horses and carriage-!, as well as other belonging", which the Boers promptly appropriated. llnw He Il. ' 1J0! ' she eirlalinei'; ' I never wish lo see you again. Iave my presence! ' He iau,'hod tti iidlshly between bis 1 -touched lei 1 ii "Prein'ntr!" he r homed. ' Prescnif! I knew this biij ou nut !" was coming, and I didn't utmost enthusiasm, British War Office Throned With English Youth. They Wish to do to the I runt The (oloales (able Uff.rs or Aid. Foreea tlulug KorwaiJ. Munitions of War. London Voluu leering. London , December 20 - Remarkable, indeed, were the scenes in Pad Mall to day. Il was in the center hail and out side In the streets that the scene todav was new. Instead of the usoal war new eekers, bands of stal vart, alhleiic, big boned young men were assembled. l'heyw.reofa build which showed Ihein te be of a race accustomed lo live an outdoor life. A healthy looking color was ill their cheeks. Nearly all of Ihem were well dreared, most of them alTcot ing a jaunty colored wdislcoat, h sport iDg cravat, ieather gaiters and l.oois which looked more like thoic made for day's shooting than the one gemiallr seen in swell Pall Mall. These came iu irowds. They were eager, talked much and kept darling in and oul of the doors ami passages of the War Oitice. What they w anted tn li ml, w hat they wore therefor was 10 know how they could get tothe war, how they could be embodied in Kngiand's new ciiieu army of ii regular troops According lo Ihe War I Mice, there dime offers of service of 100,11:10 of Hie yeomanry and volunteer. Oilers wi re co niig in so fast in I he at ten,!, on mat Il was impossible o alien. I to thvin They came by poit, by i'dearanh aim cable from Fast and West. Ausir.ilia, Canada, .Malta and the Cape, from aim. -.-I every region whcie llritish colonic? llourish. The wave of enthusiasm whiili is mil ing all over the country i being fanned by public speakers and newspapers. The War Olllce eonsiiieis that it can fid al! the men and horses it wsiks. Lord Wol-cley, ho has leu putty cvrrely altacke i, has completely 1 b nig ed his views, in.li'uow in for all ihe cavalry Hint can he miisli u-d. Otlieials in the artillery depots and manufactories are winking double gangs, night an I day, iu slienuous c Hurts lo get lreh batteries to ieplnce Iho.e taki n, while Ihe manufacture, of lyddite shells ia btiiiig lushed lo thy utmost cap acity. People are almost forgetting Cli rial man in Ihe preparatioiiH for tiie war Slcrchnnts wouid be hardly hit were il not that (hey manage to recoup iu the money ppeul for Ihe enormous number of j resents to he senl oul to South Afii j ca for (dllcets aud men. Such is the doiniualing note among Hie English people. All 6-iy I'm ward, none Bay cnoo jli The army in iouth Africa in Hie im mediate fiuute, uccot ding to tho War Olllce plana, will be increased lully 50 percent. Three fuil divijious of Ihe regular are now in process id arrival al Hie Cape, ou Iheir way thither or under sailing orders. Large dtafts to bring the regiments al ready al the front up to full war strength to replace tho wastage caused by losses are being sent oul. The great force of volunteers and yeomanry w hich is lo be organized will still further awell the number. The action of the cily of London, through the Lord Mayor and Corporation in resolving lo pay the eniire coot of the equipment of I.Ooh cily volunteers is but t)pical of the fueliug preva'in.g in Lng land al present. Colonok, Dec. 20 A dl-patch from Brussels to a local paper sajs tuat at ihe Beer agency It is announced iliai I resi dent Kruger ia ready 10 sign 11 treaty of peace, provided that Ureat llritain does nol ask any further rights for ihe Vit Undcra than they enjoyed befoie Ilia war and pays the. eipensca hitherto in curred by the Doers. If Ureal Britain continue'. Hie war, Ihe dispatch aays, Kruger and Steyn will ask the Cape Hutch to proclaim ihe in dependence of Capo Colony. 'T was nearly dead with dyspepsia, tried doctors, visited mineral spiings, and grew woise. I aued Kodol Djspcp siaCuie. Thai curod me.' It digests what you eat. Cures inilmeaiion, sour stouiacb, henilliurn and a-1 1 fol iu of il . s pepsia. V. S Duffy. Bryan to Invade New England. Boston, Mais , Dec. ID-Bryan la to begin his New England campaign him early Iu Jauuaiy. He baa uotdied the Democratic Stale Coiumltleo of bis in tention lo tie on hand about that liinu It Is low proposed that Ihe Democratic menilieia of lliu Liglslaiimi be called lo sit at bis feel while l. is hcr, m be t an give them his views. Ju.l what g ud this will do Is bard to aar, a Ihurc uie barely eaough Democrala In H.e Legis lature even to memorlallte Congress George Fred Williams predicts that notwithstanding the reported d.roctlon l,olllln c"!lt,M, pl,u1 ln hli had of Silver Oongreesmen, the Democratic but alth no cbamimr of tha pistol eaip Dart aa a whole la unawervlnn In lia loyalty to the cauae, and that the free coinage of silver at a ratio of 10 la I will be a conspicuous plank In the party plat form next year, "If tha party should abandon free sil ver," ba aald, "It would forfeit the ound deaceof atllllone of people who sop- parted It la IW." mm mi cturlr M QroUna For the Appalachian Reserve. Mate ( ol Ion Stnl I upukril. r. li-wiio.; V aic i 11 a 1 1 u t-. I til. ral Court iui,.s il.c .i I.-t; Ul II) nil I'rltili Is hiiilllng rlill ) barter. llu.Eivu December m The Stale 'chsriers the Appalachian National Park I Aa-ncia-.ion, w ii 11 headquarters at Ah 1 viilf, I he ol j' ct being to secure the is J tabiishnieul ef a national park in the Su-i'la ru Appalachian-. The list if I be 1 i ti t oipoiaiors : a long and noialile one, ; with -uch nr.uiea as Moaes lloue lluh ( MtcUuc. A li An-lrewn John W tl.ni-l Moge T lei , N J lionzales, .1 C S liiack burn. t laik liowell, J A Holmes, A M Waddell, K P McKiaiek, Harvey Wi- li.n. J I' Cahhvcil, llentan McMillin, ChaiicsW Dahney and I tkel tan Wf 1 1 a . 1 - -. It appear that niter all, tho convick have not picked all the cotton crop ou Ihe leased farms. It is said that 100 bales reuiaiu unpicked on the North anip:oh farm. The lease expires De ceinbcr :11st, and t lie cotton remaining is the properly o! the land owner. The fact is that the Stale, like some faira eis, plantfd mole cintou than il can pick. It is a-s-aiie 1 bv people in the Hea Hi ke co.uitiy that Hie Slate will make u gic.'il mir-liihe if it buys Ihe Anson farm and thai if it bought the North aiiiptui faun it could resell it for :;,! .110 11 re II tin- piice named in the ' I ime .1. I!. 'I illery was uppoinl pc: oiieiiib nt Pay cliief super- ed h) v iio 1 o' all Ihe penitentiary far.na. Hu retii'ilio Oeluliei. He never got any l-uy. I , iiini 111 vi 1 expected any. In lact, he. savs be : jiioi ed by ,'iny inn-. never really ein- I lie St .lC I linp;- Mills, C Smiili, i' W T !. - -i ait' 1 ' .1 tie Meliosr K nil h. I apilai Jo.OO; Kd no.ck, .1 P Wynne, -ilirrs sin! k holders " :n formeily a lo liii i' thai in it li,.' i-d ilegitneui wai I irtici . II i 10: 1- I'lniui' !,. v;i bti-u ten :.-! a 1 He avtrsio- . 1. 1. 1 ;i . u o 1 1 i c ' s have :ll t la: v. 'I he i ii U a 1 e ma tl-J,41. !r Lew i-, accrelai ', ol 1 lc S 1 ale hoard of healih, said today iiial ho regarded In land jii:.i ant iuc as valueless, and In fact as u l i oki ii ret d loi a 'V Community to 10 lean upi 11. 'I l,e ot.iy ptevention Ihe only s.ilc-i. uiiiil, no in,.lte vaccination, L ap iais tha :)') law is 10 winded as to peiict .1 1 1'liipulsory vaccination ordiroiii i'l 1 1 Hie disease has appeared in a plac- tin hat t.i-ni no suiailpox here sin e .-si -, t i . There wag com pulsory :n 1 : al ii'ii heie. el jt is aat.onisl;;r, : h .w nmiij eople escaaed it; some by I -y sh inn a' 1 ei iilicati s that their health w;ii nol pciniil, oHicrs bv i-uhler-fuge, and el Millers by reason of absence Pr. M 1 1 1 I'm Iiy, wiio was one of the pub!;!: accinalois here last spring, says 11 la pcrfi el iy aafe te say thai 3,000 per aons l.rie aie iinvaccinatcil. Dr. Lewie says Ihal hu believes the sir.allpoi will be wrusc in this State this winter than ever before, unless ihe people are vaccin ated It will surprise any person save well informed phyaieiaiiB to know what a vasl proportion of the people of North Carolina are nol vaccinated. It will also surprise a laymnn 10 know to what lengths people will go and what fearful i isks 1 be v will run I o avoid vaccinal Ion. Tod;iy the Federal Courl will take a iii R.ii until January 4th. The counter feit, iu- i a-r auainit Lawyer Marshall, of l iluuiil'iii, goes over until that date, I and so does lint ajraiiist a negro posl j master from Kncky Mount. I It . Worth, one of the oldest anil ; most prominent 1 itieiis of Wilmington j wiiti State Superintendent Mobane a letter, in w hich he warmly commends Mebane'a 1 oil 1 se in the ureat squabble aboni Ihe public kchoola, which tke fusionisis aie nuking oi Irving lo make - As to this county, there will be no 1 trouble about the public school control. The lusiouists will not make any at , tempi to get ri. Kiiiiune S. Martin, of Wilmington special in aate 1 . ha- atrisud to take testi mony in lb '1 iliii.er Height case of the Cnroiiua ' en' ial U ihov! againat the ci rpoi a: : iu 1 ouunisni'ii He will take il iu t he ollli c of I he crniininaiou, the use of w h'oh is lendcre I I 1111 bv the chair man. TWO LAWYERS FIGHT. Prominent Memb:r Dallas, Texas, Bar Killed. Spl'f'li t'l .loilllli-.l P.M ' m leva", Decemlier 21. K. M. Klbeii lgc and F U llancll, two of the most proiiiinein menilxira of the Dallaa bar, ipianeled mm a law milt in which they w-ere opposing coi'mel. Kiheridge shot llancll dead, llaaell Ktheildge II rail (our shots, arrested. He was Congress Adjourns. H pedal tn Jootaal. Waanisutoa, Deo SO - The Seaate and lloaaa of KeprateBtallvoe adjoaraad thli afttraooa tor the helldaf a. HE. Yon COME AND SEE Everytliin We are doing The Business and The People would not buy if such was not the case. R B. HACKBURN, 47 and 49 Pollock St., New Bern, N. C 33. Will FOR YOURSELVES.
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