-VISITOR RALEIGH, N. C, MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 21, 1899. 25 CENTS AvWNT No. 8,955 TT TT TTS Tines i II on 1 daring escape FROM PENITENTIARY Seven Convicts Make a Break For Liberty GUARDS FIRED IN VAIN Five ol Ihe Escaped Codicil Federal Prlwaer,- A Well Con cocled Plot for Oeacral Escape. Seven convicts this morning made their escape from the State penitentiary here. It was & daring scheme, executed ''with unsurpassed recklessness by the desiieradoe coufined there. This morning alout seven o'cWk a train from the Raleigh and Cape Fear Kailroad entered the penitentiary en closure for the purpose f carrying out some empty cars. When the train en tered the guard over the convict work iiiK there had to move to one side, and this was the time that the convicts had arranged their break. Ttn-y made a mad rush straight for the stockade st.uck a Ixmrd in the stockade and it gave way Wfore rtiem. Two of the guards were in sight and seeing the men escaping, raised their trims and tired on the flee ing convicts, who made straight for the woods. This checked the others from making for the opening and the prison 111 was niHuediarely mug summon ing the convicts within the prison block. Two convicts fuiled to answer the bell, hut were found in hidiug waiting for a ehauce to escape and were carried into the prison block. However, eveu were still missing and parties were imme diately formed and parted on kheir trail. Bloodhounds were also used, but on account of th condition of the woods they seemed to be of little or no ser vice. Of the seven convicts who escap d five of them are Federal prisoners and are white men. The band was led by Frank Moss, a postoffice safe cracker, serving ten year sentence. The other Fedepsl prisoners who es caped were Miller , the safe cracker and postolfice robber, who was sentenced here last May for ten years. Harry Wright, a five-year safe crack er, was sentenced at the same time Miller and belonged to the same gang. These three men are noted desperadoes and are wanted iu many parts of the United States. The other two Federal prisoners are Henry Johnson, serving eight years and Warren Goodwin, a three year man from Georgia. The (vo State convicts who also es caped were Harroll, a two-year man from Mitchell county, and Metcalf serv ing au eighf year sentence. Manager Arendell in speaking'of the escape of these men, said: "This is simply oue of a down or more recent plots. Twenty-five or thirty convicts were implicated, but only seven succeed ed. They 'had some assistance from the outside, probably ex-convicts. These assistants doubtless sawed the plank in the stockade so that it gave way for them." When the last message was received from the prison this afternoon none of the escaped convicts had been caught. DEWEY'S MEN ATTACKED. Leghorn, Aug. 21. A party of sailors from Admiral Dewey's flagship "Olynv pia" while on shore leave, were assault ed on the streets by ft band of ruf fians and five, of the men were arrest ed. The (attack 1s greatly deplored by the authorities of Leghorn. FAIk AND WARM. For Raleigh and vicinity: Fair, con tinued warm tonight and Tuesday. . Aa extensive low pressure area exists north of the Lake region, wtth a pres sure below 29.00 at Marquette, Mich. A little Vain occurred at Marquette, St. Louis, and at a few south Atlantic politta, but elsewhere the weather re main fair and warm. A remarkably heavy downpour of 2.10 inches occurred at Port Bads. -.-l DON'T BfS FOOLED. tlet the worth of yonjr money by go- ing .to Richmond Wednesday. Bound trip 1255. Special rate New Ford's HoteT1.50 per day. For less than 5.00 you can take an outing of two days. Where can you see so much for so little money t Train leaves 9 a-m. sharp. Arrives Richmond 2 p. m, an dleavea Richmond 6 p. as. on the 24th. Weathers ft Christian guarantee a trip not surpassed by the regular trains. Only trip to this city this season. ,-KNHlHTS OF PYTHIAS Regular saent log of Centre Lodge No. S every Monday night Visiting Knights cordlallj welcomed, . , O. J. TUBBBVILLE - . Chancellor ' Ooatmaiider, W. W. W1LLSON, X.s(& and 8. SUNDAY RIOTS 360 Parisians' in Hospital as a Result CAUSED BY GUERIN AFFAIR Oevrraaeat Mail Act With Greatest Rigor Government Securi ties Decline Heavily Paris, Aug. 21. The city is Intensely excited today after last night's .riots, but a majority believe that the govern ment, although it has shown Weakness in dealing with Guerin, and the anti Semite conspirators in its desire to avoid bloodshed ,is fully able to cope with the situation. Soldiers, gendarmes, detec tives and guards are' everywhere In larger proiortion to the forces concen trated in the districts of last night's .uitbreak. Three hundred and sixty ersons are in hospitals as & result of Inst night's trouble and eighty prisoners and fifty uine police agents are among the tvounded. The Iteutas declined centimes. Comparative steadiness of these gov ernment securities in the face of riots was shown by the fact that they de- j cbned Hi half just before the second trial of Dreyfus, and reached the low est price in years. The Figaro consid ers the riot troubles over and says the .rovornnieot has decided to act with the utmost rigor ngaiiust Guerin. It also Bays he Premier thinks there will he no fnr her disturbance on the streets of Paris Petit Ulne and other pa iters urge the joverument in view of the seriousness of I he situation to reassure the provinees by hastening the proceedings in the prosecution case .against those eharged with conspiring against the republic. MINISTRY RESIGNED. Berlin, Aug. 21. The Emicror has ac cepted the resignations of the Prussian -ministry. SERIOUS MOBS. Pragu, Aug. 21. Serious disturbances ocurrced at Gradlitx because of radical differences between Ciechs and the Germans. Detachments of gendarmes are guarding the municipal buildings. The mob stoned adjacent houses. They unsuccessfully tried to eject the assail ants. Gendarmes were tired on during the night. They charged the mob with drawn swords. Four rioters were killed and several injured. Troops were s nt to the scene. DECOKAIIONS FOR FAIK WHEk The Chamber of Commerce Should take Action A Trade ProcessioaVs The merchants and others who are in terested should begin to take some or ganized steps to look after the matter of uecoraMona for the coining State Fair. Fayettevilje street esecially should be ative from bottom to top with flags and streamers. The Chamber of Commerce which em braces nearly all the business and pro fessional men of the city, should call a meeting ami take Bteps which would insure a decoration which would be a credit to the capital of North Carolina. Some of the merchants are already dis cussing the subject of decorations and will decorate their houses, regardless of what others do, but there should be an organized movement in the matter in order-that the city may do the matter full justice. The effect that the proper decoration of the stores would have on the visitors cannot be estimated. It will mean many dollars to the mer chants, not only for fair week, but for future trade. Secretary Pogue is working hard for a one cent a mile rate and it is very probable that the railroads will give this rate. He is also interested in get ting up a trade procession on Wednes day of Fair Week. ThU would be a big feature for the fair aud the business men should join heartily with him and make k a certainty. Chief Marshal I A. Carr, of Dur ham, is working np Interest in the fair, especially in bia section and it is possi ble that several floats for-the trades pro cession wj)l be sent fron Durham, so If Raleigh is to hold up its end her busi ness men must be up to the second. THE ONLY AIRMLESS EDITOR. (From the New York Tribune.) Aaron Smith, editor and manager of The Mount Pleasant (Tex.) Times-Re-,! ..; i uA nnl. .avmlatf dtfHtnr nf hi urn, ib Mao , - . . . newspaper In the United States, Not- j withstanding this be turns out "copy" as fast aa any veteran in the business, , and manipulates a typewriter with his , feet with a rapidity caicnaitea to arouse the envy of any stenographer In the laod. air. Bmiui w own m sauiw et.mrtv. Ark., a . little more than years ago, armless, but endowed with a high degree of natural ability, aa m- domitable perseverance and an uncop- ' qnerable ambition,. . Wanted a good solicitor, a man of good character, inteUigeaee and energy. . between the oa of 2S and 45 year. ' Experience unnecessary. K. K. lively, Bupt. Ufa Ina. Co. of Va. LIFE A BURDEN Mr. Wallace, Age 90 Finds Wife Toe Lively ASKS FOR A DIVORCE He la a Veteran ol the Mexican and Civil Wars He is Three Timet - as Old aaHts Wife. Daniel Wallace today filed complaint in his suit for divorce from his wife, Mary S. Wallace. Wallace , lives about 3 miles from Raleigb He is a veteran of two wars, having served in the Fourth Artillery in the Mexican war and now lives on has pension for the services he rendered the government iu that contest. Upon the conclusion of the Mexican war he con tinued in the army and served through nut the civil war. Wallace is now over ninety years old but one would judge his age to be alioui eighty-live. In his eighty-second year hi fell a victim to Cupid's re morseless arrow's and surrendered to tin- 'harms uf hts present wife. The knot was solemnly tied in 1SSHJ, the .room being S'2 nud the bride 2:t. Since their marriage twins have been horn, within tlie lust three years, land at their birth Wallace came to Raleigh and ro-luu-ted the fact with the utmost pride. Wallace now asks a divorce for two reasons, ill his wife, who is now 32, curses him and iinrrels with him until his life has loconie a burden. He wauts the law to lift this unbearable tveigbt from his shoulders that his last end my he iu peace; (2) he charges his wife with undue intimacy with Top Smith, of New Light. Messrs. Argo A: Snow, attorney for Pleasant Prciidcrgnst, today tiled com plaint in flu- clerk of court's office in a divorce suit entitled Pleasant Prender gast vs. Jane Prendcrgftst. The com plaint alleged that they Were married in September, 1872 and an May, 1877. the wontan unlawfully abandoned her husband aud has lived apart from him since that time. Sheriff Page bias returned from his sum lue r vacation. He spent most of the time at Chase City. He reports a delightful time and feels greatly bene fitted by the trip. (rREELKY'S BARN BURNED. Chuppacua, Aug. 21. The barn on Horace Greeley's estate was burned this morning. It is believed to have been iucendiury. This confirms Rev. Clendeu iu's belief that the Are in St. Peter's church was a result of the Briggs con troversy. DOING THEM CP BY DAW NOW. Seattle, Aug. 21. The seanier "City of Topeka" brings the news of a triple hanging at Duwson City on August 4th. Those hanged were two Indians and a while man mimed Edward Henderson. This was the first legal hanging iu the Kloudyke. THE l'IKST ONE. (From the New York Tribune.) Gen. T. H. Stanton while in a remin iscent mood told this story to an Oma ba reporter: "One morning I go around to the Army and Navy Club, in. Washington, and found none of the distinguished members there. I felt a little louefy, aud touching a bell, I summoned a a waiter. " 'Have any of the old drunkards been here this morning?' I asked. '"No, eah; you'se de fust one,' he re plied." PREACHERS AND DAY WORKERS The Doeal Preachers' and Day Work em' thirtieth annual session held at Clayton was a decided success. President J. B. Floyd opened the Conference on Thursday with an ad dress on Christian Citisenship, and was responded to by Rev. 3. T. Draper, pa- I tor of the Olayton aiemoaiw, iimreu. Friday was taken up with routine work and talks by Rev. Dr. Levi Bran sun in the afternoon and sermon nt night by J. H. Buffaloe. Saturday was a full day. , OMINOUS. If Bryan has to go to Kentucky to try 'and save it how long may it be before they'll need him even in Texas to save that State? Philadelphia Times, SETTLED. Hon. John Wesley Gaines, of Tennes- Bee has pledged the entire South to u,r,n ami the ChicaiEO utatform in 11)00. This Incident having been closed, other matters may now be taken up. Birmingham News. Rovernl nearoes who had been i la potted at Weir Cky, Kan., to fill the places or arris. eg uowwi wvuiw -.tUftMt- lor want of company recently, and . their employers thereupon under took to secure for them wives of their own race. The services or tie, nr. McCreary, M - colored preacher, were enlisted, and severs I negro women wars sent to the town. Thus far the preacher has anted sixteen of them to the lonely laborers. - , . " Mr. Oscar Bailey returned to the city thia morning. ' FIRST ON RECORD I Mayor Powell Fines R. Levy $15 For W. FAILURE TO PAY SANITARY TAX Sanitary Inspector Sale has Other Names on His List aad War rants May be lisued for Them Tomorrow. For the first t'imf in the history or Raleigh a citizen was today arraigned before the mayor for failure to pay a tax prescrilwd lr the city and punished or liis failure. Sometiem .since Sanitary Inspector T. P. Sale sent out the following notices lo persons who liad failed lo pay tlwir -anitary tax: "At a regular meeting of the Board of Aldermen, held January 7th, 1S9. an ordinance was paswed requiring tin owner or occupant wOio shall maintain or nst n surface privy on any lor or premises witihini the corporal e limits of the cily of Raleigh, to obtain from the sanitary inspector a license. "The foe for such license is fixed at one detlar per airnuin for each privcy. and must be obtained dining the month of May in each and every year. The oidiiiance further provides a tine of twenty-five dolln-rs to lie imposed by the mayor against all delinquents: ami you are 'hereby notified that unless you comply wit.h the provisions of said act wil'lriu tai daysj from date of this notice, you will Im prosecuted against a the law directs." However, many failed to take this warning and patience ceased to be a virtue with the sanJlnry insis-dor ami the mayor, so they determined to enforce the law strictly. Accordingly tills morn ing a warrant was issued for the arrest of Mr. It. W. lyevy. who lives on South Blum streit, charged wlIJi violating the city ordiiuinso in failing to pay Un sanitary tax. ' He was arraigned lwfore Mayor row ell and fined Iflfi (the nwixinMini is $25). and costs anil in addition made to pay his liivnse tax. Thus by failing to pay Ihe license tux for the past two year-s. Mr. Ix-vy bad to j:iy ?1:).25 wherea.? 'f he had paid iii tax on time it would have cost iiim only !f2 for the entire two ycaaf Inspector Sale snys it'll a t warrants for others who failed to pay will be issued tomorrow. SI ATE LIBRARY Mr. Wyche Arrives to Classify ; the Bonks ! A COMPLETE CHANGE Sup't. Mebane Received Over Sixty Answers to His Advertisement In The Times Visitor. "Well, I had a treat this morning," said Superintendent of Public Instruc tion Mebane today, with his broadest smile. "I put a little advertisement in The Times-Visitor Saturday after noon that a few young ladies wen wanted to assist 1n the work of cata loguing theStnte Library and when 1 reached my office there were between forty and fifty young ladies and lsiys waiting to sec me. Besides this num ber some 10 or 12 called at my house by supper time Saturday afternoon." Superintendent Mebane is greatly in terested in this work of re-cataloguing and classifying the library. The trus tees of the Hbrary are the Governor, the Secretary of State and the Super intendent' of Public Instruction. The trustees have employed Mr. Benjamine to undertake the work. Mr. Wyche is an, expert in the business. He arranged and classified the library at the University of North Carolina aud Irr. Winston got nam, io uw ore snum- Raleigh Mr. Wyche will also arrange the A. and M. College library. Mr. Wyche arrived in Raleigh this afternoon and expects to begin the work in the morning. He. is thorough ly familiar with the system of the li brary at Washington and very much the j same method will be employed. . Ihe classified card system, which has been perfected after years of toil, will be used after the books have been classi fied as to subject matter and authors. A case costing about $125 will be placed In the library In which the classified cards are kept on adjustable files, In this work Mr. Wyche will have ir his assistants Mr. J. D. Simpson, for Mr. RimseH Sherrell, M Beulah Walker, Mr. John BifWng and Miss" Eugenia King. The work will require several weeks and this force will prob ably be Increased after a few days. COTTON. - New York, Aug. 21.-Ootton bids. Angus, 78; September, 75; October, 90; November, 90. AROUND AND ABOUT ; Items of Interest Gleaned by the Wayside SHORT STATEMENTS' Familiar Paces From the Passing Throng Movements of People Vou know Snatches of Street OossipTodav. .Mr. Knim Levy is in town. -Miss Tillinirhast. of Morgaulou. is i-Mling Mr. William West. Cnpt. .1. W. I-e will eroet two stores no East Martin street next to the Wyalt Harness Company's factory. The ladies of Brooklyn church will give a lawn party tomorrow night on the lawn in front of the church. The public are cordially invited to attend. The best cream and cake will be served. Mr. Allen Higgs has returned from a trip to the springs. Mr. Frank Itoyster spent Sunday at Norfolk and re-turned this niorning.- Ki'iiiemilier than 'the Halleigh Male Academy will open September 4th and it is iuiHiriaut that parents should have the luiys there nt the opening. Then is lei better academy in the State. Many of the merchants after remov ing the signs have left the poles slilt hanging across the (sM'ewaJks. This greatly detracts foroni the otherwise improvement. Mr. W. W. .Tones, forinn-rly of Raleigh, but now of Wilmington, is hero for a week's vacation. Ciapt. W. II. Hood. Sr., was holding down the register of deeds office today. Mr. Fort is out of the city on a va cation and Mr. Adams went home sick Iclay. J J, Messrs. James Litehford. John West ami Thomas West have returned from a visit to White 'Springs. Mrs. Mitchell and son. Master Hamil ton Mitchell, and Miss Josephine Mitch ell, who have been visiting 'Mrs. D. S. Hamilton, have returned to Philadel phia. Miss Josephine Mitchell will pursue the study of music lat the Conservatory of New York city this full. Mr. Garland Upehurch left Saturday nigt for Norfolk where he spout Sun .lay. Mr. John 1). Briggs continues quite siek at his home on North Dawson street. Mrs. Harris Hoiieycutt died at Rex j Hospital this morning and the remains i . .... were sent to the country Tor inter ment. ltev. A. L. Butts has returned from ; Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, nhere i he conducted a very successful meeting last week. There were twelve conver I si.urs. ' -J3! I Rev. W. ('. Barrett occupied the pul pit of the First Baptist church yester- day morning and Mr. John I'lillen preached in the afternoon. I The ladies of Central M. E. church will have a lawn jHirty for the Is-netit of (lie church tomorrow evening at S o'cloek iu Baptist Grove In front of J. 1. Riggan's residence. Let all attend and spend a pleasant evening and help a good causJ,:e. Cream and cake will be served in abundance. Mr. Ed Chambers Smith, trustee, has purchased from Mrs. Anne Parker, ll!7 acres jji Middle Creek township, ad joining the lands of Crowdcr, My alt. Rand and Meddlers, the tract being the same conveyed to Mrs. Parker by Argo and Mordecai, commissioners. Miss Est. -lie Pridgen, of Elm Oity, who has been visiting nt the home of Mr. J. H. Sharp, returned home this morn 1 ing. Mr. J. R. Riggan, a young Raleighite, 1 but now of Portsmouth, Va., is here ()n a visit to relatives and friends, j Bnrhee Jown Jo Wty ,hta n)miug Mr. Henry Miller returned to the city this morning. ' Judge T. B. Womack returned from Pittsboro this morning. Mr. E. W. Pon came i this morn ing. Mr. Herbert Norris, of Apex, spent the day here. Mr. dnvin Hogg left thia morning for Lehigh, Pa. Acie Bunn,- colored, w-as arraigned Is-fore Mnyor Powell this morning charged with, cursing tjfficer Herndn 1 and Jud Clark, who was assisting the of- 1 ficer. and Bunn will spend thirty days I on tfce roada- . . , 15 (J. II. lEiiglitnh, white, was- made eo pay $7.25 for disorderly conduct fa front of Mr. Willis' home on South Blount street. '"' "' Mr. J. D. Botwhall went down to Jlt trell this morning. ' . V, ' MrsMary Simmons, who haa been visiting her aon, Bon, V. It. Simmons, ' left for home thia morning PRISONERS ESCAPE Five Got Away From County Road Squad ONE CAUGHT HERE Robbers of Lumsden Store Among the Number The Force of Eleven Was Working on the Little River Bridge. County Superintendent W. G. Allen this morning received the meagre infor mation of the escape of five county con 'victs, members of a squiad working working in the extreme uotheast cortb east corner of the county. Supervisor McMaekin notified Super intendent Allen this niorniug before starting for that section to overlook the work. Eleven prisone s were sent to work on the Fowler bridge over Little River. They were in charge of three guards, Joe Massey, George Massey and Good win. The escaiH- was made about it o'clock lust night by tearing up one of the lioard in the Hour of the room Where liny were sleeping. Parties were organised and all day a search luis been in progress for the missing men. One name l'ettiford was caught at 11:311 tinlay on the Bowery by officers Thompson a 11 Woodiall. The others are still at liberty. The four who have -not been caught are John Willia ns and lien J-rs-m Wil liams, and men num -d Rowland aud Ful ler. All were for short terms except the two Williams negroes, who were senten ecd for five years for robbing the store of Mr. J. C. S. Lumsden. Mr. Allen says that the guards who were iu charge of the squad are ex iwrionced nun and have good records. $15 000 IN NEW PIPE Work Lading 10 Inch Main ta Begin Shortly. The Standard Gas and Eluctric Com pany has placed an order for new pipe with a Lynchburg furnace and will in ai lew days begin laying a 10-inch main from the works up Fayottevillc and Ilillsboro streets. The new manager, Mr. Linton, is a great believer iu fuel gs and says thai iu less than a year he will have ail the econouiiittl, wide-awake housekeepers using gas ranges. He is ready to dem onstrate that gas t $1.50 is cheaper ami cleaner than wood at $2.50 to $3.00 per cord. He already has orders for two dozen or more gas stoves and will supply the demand as speedily as pos sible. SAD CASE. Ill Health Causes a Lady to Wander from Her Home. The police of the city and various friends of the family were all of Sun day engaged in the sad mission of sda rc hing for a lady who suddenly dis appeared from her home Saturday even ing. About six o'clock Saturday even ing Mrs. T. B. Alderson left home and no trace of her could be found, al though a vain search was made that night. Sunday the search was contin ued and she was finally traced out the Raleigh and Gaston Railroad track to wards Crabtree. It was finally learn ed thiat she spent the night nt the home of Mrs. Barney Beasley, near Argo's spring, northeast of the city, and left there Sunday morning. She was found at the home of a Mrs. Williams in this city Sunday afternoon and returned home Sunday night. The greatest sym pathy wias expressed for the family yes terdny. Mrs. Alderson's disappearance was due solely and entirely to her suffer- inir from nervousness. Ifhe result of ill health. It is said that at the next session of Congress Senator Harris, of Kansas, will offer a consritnttonal amendment to lengthen the Presidential term to six years, with no re-election; to make the terms of Representatives four years in stead of two, and to provide for the election of Senators by the popular vote. In Massachusetts it haa just been decided that the sanitary condition of picnic grounds and summer resorts in general is not all that it might be, and with a view to improving it the State Board of Health has undertaken to make a careful examination of all these places. Special attention will be paid to the sources of water eupply, and it is believed that by sugges'ting, and when necessary by enforcing, a general clean ing up the number of typhoid ' fever cases among people returning from va cations can be -materially decreased. "No," said the widow of the waiter, addressing the tombstone man, "I will not accept thia monument. I do not care to advertise my poor, dear Henry's business over the grave." - "Why, madam," tbe man asked, MI won't have it, with that lamb -on top and under it them words, 'Wall done, thou good and faithful servant A person might think he had Just takea anf order for a asvtton chop." v ' DREYFUS TRIAL The Prisoner Confutes Junck " Capt. JUNCK FOR PROSECUTION He wag tbe Star Witaeat Today Laborl Was Not Well Enough to At tend tbe Court Martial. Rennes, Aug. 21. The Dreyfus court martial convened early today. Labori, Dreyfus' wounded counsel, who was ex pected today, did not appear. Five witnesses, all aoht-Drerfna men, testified. None of these brought out any testimony. ( ti. jj Col. IMequHit arose for the janrpoee of contradicting theso?e..tJonaat sneered and saia. ."Wbat, "agtJmr The audience turn aud Waaad at thia and Jousat tnraad red. j j GapT. 'Aaek':taMa.lkBt-' Dreyfus was altowwt to ee papers -in all the bureau because ho waa preparing a paper on the differences between French and German artillery. He said he ac cused in this way obtained the knowl edge he treasonably communicated. ' When Junck concluded Dreyfus arose, pale and calmn, with pencilled notes in his hand, atid snenkinc- In an .liaM tone controverted Junck's points one after another. He spoke five minutes w ith telling effect The judges then adjournefl court until tomorrow. iia New York, Aug. 21 The New York Journal's Paris special sayB that it Is Wormed from higher authority that Col. Schneider, the Austrian military attachee at Paris, will come from Ems next Wednesday to prosecute General Mercier, who produced ia document at the Rennes court martial purporting to be that report Schneider has his gov ernment incriminating Dreyfus. LADIES, CERTAINLY! Many people are asking if there will be many ladies on the excursion to Rich mond. A large number of Indies are going. The managers promise a trip not excelled by any passenger train so far as comfort, order and attractive features are concerned. Any lady de siring assistance in Richmond or else where on the trip will be looked after by the managers. Train leaves 0 a. m. Wednesday, 23d. Fare $2.25 round trip. PROPOSITION DECLINED Transvaal Makes Fresh Advances to the British Power. Capetown, Aug. 21. The report that Transvaal had handed a reply to the British agent at Pretoria to be trans mitted to Milner is confirmed today. It is believed that the British proposition will not lie accepted, but fresh propos als advanced. Strong feeling is arous ed by the fact that Transvaal is send ing large quantities of war material for distribution among followers In Oape Colony and Orange Free Stat. HE WANTED A COMPROMISE. If General Joseph Wheeler does aa active fighting in the Philippines, where he has recently been ordered, as he did iu the South during the civil war, he is a lit to make his presence felt. General Horace Porter tells the following story, which is both true and timely. It was about the middle of the civil war when a fresrly appointed colonel with a new ly enlisted regiment joined the union forces in the far South. They were beautifully new, both in experience and1 iu uniforms, and they were very anx ious to fight. The routine of camp Ufa drove them to mutiny. One bright Oc tober morning word was received that a small detachment of General Wlieeler't cavalrymen were on the other side of the hill, and a force started out In pur suit. The next day the Confederates were reported miles distant in the oppo- site direction. The third day the new colonel and a veteran brigadier started out for a pleasure ride. A mile, from camp they rode into the fugitive Con federates, who had been circling the camp for a week. It was a, narrow escape, but they got away unharmed. After it was over the general said to the colonel; "Well, what do you think of war now?" "Is Wheeler in this neighborhood much . of the time?" replied the colonel, evas ively. "AU tbe time. He Is here, there and . everywhere. What do yoo think of tha prospect?" "Well," answered the eoJomel reflect ively, "I wonder whether ; there -taut some way this Infernal thing can be 1 eomprotred." PWladelpWa: Post. Little Tompkins ton his dignity)-- - Marie, I've been a good hnsband ta yoo - all these years. Hava been patient and have pat np wlto every botniaaoon, but fiercely, tha worm Ms Turned at last yon shall stot taftva my arm's' trOaaer'a cut down tor s. Prom TR-Bita. . The two girls had been taking walk through tbe field. One was a bold, bad girt, tba other a modest, timid girl. . They, came ta a. very Ugh stile, and a very awkward one at that.-. y u don't see bow we can get. over , that," said the bold thing. "I dotoot I hope no one eiee will," replied tbe modest on. EVona Pick Ma BP- ' . ' ' V