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j TI H NO. 9,112 RALEIGH. N, C, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 7, 1900. 25 Cents a Month tan kruger and steyn Seal new alliance to fight till death The Transvaal and Congo Free States Will Re main Republics or the Inhabitants Must be ' Exterminated by the British Forces. HOPE THAT DETERMINATION WILL INSPIRE INTERFERENCE OF POWERS One of the Greatest ' Battles of the War is Imminent Joubert in Supreme Com mand and His Army Faces General Roberts BOERS MAY TRICK THE BRITISH AQAIN Rebellion of the Colonial Ducth Re. ported Two Districts Declare tbe Free State a Territory Borders Pa. trolled by Boers Earnestness of Purpose on Part of Boers Causes Them to Work Without Tiring Kopjes and Ridges Strongly Fortified For Coming Battle, By C'ible to The Times-Visitor. Brussels. March 7. Oom Paul Kruger and President Steyn have sealed a new alliance between the Transvaal and the Orange Free State pledging each to be a republic and to fight to the death. This news was cabled to the Transvaal lega tion here today by President Kruger. giv ing an account of the conference between the two presidents. The dispatch adds that there was a confident hope expressed that the resist ance would Inspire intervention of tbe powers to prevent the extinction of the two republics. EXPECT A GREAT BATTLE. London, March 7. The Boers are mass ing at Osfonteln for one of the greatest battles yet to fight. General Joubert Is In supreme command and faces Gen eral Roberts. He Is bringing up men and guns from ail directions. The Boers occupy twenty-seven kopjes to the north and south o( the Modder River. Tbey are working night and day digging trenches and building breast works and fortresses on the kopjes. The hills and ridges bristle with the steel cannon and Mausers. The number of men with guns cannot be exactly determined. General Roberts wishes the Boers to mass so he can strike a decisive blow. In this battle the Boers will contest every Inch as stubbornly as their fighting qualities will permit. The news of the sealing of the new alliance with the Kongo Free State has Inspired the men to even greater valor and the earnestness In their purpose increases. There is no work to be done where the greatest suf ficiency in number of volunteers is not found. The fighting may take place on both the north and south sides of the Modder River, the extended Boer lines having been reinforced to such an ex tent that the opposition will be great no matter from what point General Roberts makes his attack. There has been Intimated in private dispatches that the first news from the battle that Is Imminent will report Brit ish success, but that the Boers will get the best of the fight. This is thought to Indicate that General Joubert has plan ned some new trick, and for this General Roberts is on the lookout. Just where the battle will take plaos Is in doubt. Either the north or south side of the river or both and the Boer fortifications are said to ba of such strength that General Roberts must need have large losses If he attempts to tak the Boer strongholds by storm. . There Is the Intensest Interest mani fested here and throughout Ores Britain In the coming battle. BRITISH PUSH FORWARD. Ladysmlth, March 6. (Delayed.) A large British force has been pushed for ward toward Vanreenen's Psbs. The scouts captured two railway locomotives. Stores are being sent forward to the ad vanced posts on the Harrismith Railway Use. COLONIAL DUTCH REBEL. . Carnarvon.' March 7. The're Is a rebsl tnrough the south from Grisquitl and the borders are being patrolled through out by Boers. The news has not been officially confirmed, but is believed to be true. REBELLION CONFIRMED. London. March 7. A dispatch from a news agency confirms the report from Carnarvon to the effect that there is in progress a rebellion of the Colonial Dutch. The districts of Prleska and Kenhardt have proclaimed the Free State to be a territory. This is considered to be reliable and sufficient confirmation. It is generally credited In official circles. BULLER'S BIG LOSS. By Cable to Tlie Times-Visitor. London, March 7. The report reaches here of a vain attempt on the part ot General Buller to relieve Ladysmlth. The casualties were 116 killed. 583 wounded and 54 missing. ROBERTS REPORTS BOER RETREAT. By CaMe to The Times-Viaiior. London, March 7. General Roberts wires from Osfonteln that the Boers are In full retreat and are being pursued by the cavalry and the horse artillery amir mounted infantry. ACCUSED OF CHILD'S PLAY, By Teh-graph to The TimeH-Visttor. Washington, March 7. Senator Mason today gave notice in the Senate that to morrow he will move that the Commit tee on Foreign Relations be discharged from further consideration of the resolu tion offering sympathy to the Boers. He accuses them of child's play. Senator Lodge is now addressing the Senate on the Spooner resolution provid ing that when the insurrection In the Philippines Is suppressed all civil, mili tary and Judicial powers be vested In such persons as the President may select. NORWEGIAN BARK LOST By Telegraph to The Times-Visitor. New York. March 7. The Ward Line steamer City of Washington, which plys between Vera Cruz, Mexico; Havana and New York, arrived in port this morning bringing news that the Norwegian bark Ameer had been driven ashore by the currents In the recent thick weather off the Bahama Islands. The Ameer was bound from Mobile to Bahla Blanca. The officers of the City of Washington could give no information re garding the crew of the Ameer, but be lieved it probable that all were safe. NEW YORK COTTON. By Telegraph to The Times-Visitor. ; New York, March 7. Cotton bids April, S.31; May, 9.30: June, ,30; July, 9.30; August, 9.18; September, 8.21. THROWN OUT BY TRUST By Telegraph to The Times-Visitor. Jersey City, N. J., March 7. One thou sand employes of the sugar trust were this morning greatly disappointed. They had expected to be taken back to work, but were told that they must look for a living elsewhere. Promises were BUBONIC PLAQUE IN AMERICAN Belief That a, Chineman Died of Dread Disease In Saa Francisco Bv Telegraph to The Times-Visitor. San Franclnco, Macch7. It Is feared that there la Bubonic plague here. It Is believed that Wong Chut King, a Chinese laborer, who lived In Chinatown, died of that disease. This may cause great ex citement in the Chinese quarters when the news reaches the Chinamen. Many discredit the report. An Investigation of the belief will be made and If there Is found the slightest reason for the belief every precaution will be taken to pre vent another case. made by the trust managers last week to take the employes back in the employ of the establishment here, but for some reason the promise was withdrawn today. TO COME HERE FROM BALTIMORE 0 'Quo Vadis" Company Playing to Crowded Houses This Week. The company which is to present "Quo Vadis" in Raleigh next week will come here from Baltimore, where It is the leading play this week at Ford's Opera House. The play as lnt- rpreted by this company has proven a great suc cess in Baltimore, where It received the following criticism in yesterday's Sun: To those who have read Sieukiewici's novel, "Quo Vadis," the spectacular pro duction as given last night at Ford's Op era House by the Whitney Company was) especially pleasing. The play retains the beauty of the dialogue shortened to meet tbe stage requirements, and does not too violently tamper with the -plot, all the principal characters being re tained. Through six acts set with the gorgeous ness of the Augustian time the action goes on holding the audience enthralled with the spirit of the story of the strug gle of a little group of early Christians against the vice and temptation of the time. At the end the pure courage, of the Christian maiden and her defenders triumph, to the consternation of those who have plotted against her. The strong characters of the play re quire strong actors, and these were not lacking, as wasshawjL.liytbe apnrcia tion of the large .uidience. which missed no chance to bestow approval upon indi vidual and collective work. vPetronltiB naturally took the lead among the men, and as the Roman arbi ter of fashion, the polished man of the times, Arthur Forrest was received with great favor. Joseph Haworth had the congenial part of Vinicius, the young tri buue who is struggling between the old faith and the new. He had the neces sary strength to bring out the beauty of the lines of his part. Alice Fischer, as the Empress Pop paena. easily leads the contingent of women in the play, and her work as the intriguing leader at court received the applause of hisses that commendation so dear to those having villains' parts. She looked as well as acted the part with her regal form and manner. She is well known to Baltimoreans, both from her friends in society and as the wife of William Harcourt, formerly lead ing man of the Lyceum Stock Company. Roselle Knott was Lygia, the Christian maiden, about whom so much of the play revolves, and was sweet In the part. Maude Fealy, as Eunice, and Margaret Fealy. as Pomponla, deserve a word of praise. As L'rsus. Elmer Grandin looked and spoke well the part as the big Christian protector of Lygia. Edmund D. Lyons as Nero, William F. Clifton as Tigellinus and Horace Lewis as Chllo also deserve praise. Master Teddy as Little Aulus, child of Plautius, was winsome and more attractive, than is usual with child ac tors. Of the scenic effects probably the most striking was that of the burning of Rome, the effect of tbe blazing, smoking city in the distance being well simulated. An other effective scene was that of the ex terior of the circus, with a view of the arena. Each of the six acts ends with an effective tableau, in many of the scenes a well-drilled mob being used to advan tage to accentuate the scenes. TWO RAILROAD MEN KILLED By Telegraph to The Times-Visitor. Pittsburg, March 7.-The west bound track of the Pittsburg. Fort Wayne and Chicago Railroad sank under a heavy freight engine this morning, letting the engine and a freight car into Alle ghany street. The fireman and a brake man were killed. LIGHT SHOWERS. For; Raleigh and vicinity: Unsettled conditions: probably cloudy with very light shower tonight and Thursday. The conditions are very unsettled throughout the country, notwithstanding the fact that the barometer Is high in the central valley. Slight depressions exists on the Gulf coast, on tbe north Atlantic, and In the extreme northwest, the latter giving promise of the speedy Inauguration of spring. Cloudy weather prevails generally with light rain at many widely separated stations. A SECOND RECITAL. The scond of the series of concerts by Mr. Olmsted at the Mansion will be given Friday, March 9. Mies Minnie Fitch Tucker, will, on'that occasion, sing several -selections. Tickets at King's drug Btore tor SO cents. . BOTH FIGHTERS OBJECTED Neither Sharkey nor Jeffreys Would Ira. . personate the Fallen Gladiator Apropos to the coming of the real Jef- fries-Sharkey contest pictures to the Academy of Music next Friday night, an amusing story is told, relative to the champion, James J. Jeffries, and his ac tlve opponent, Thomas Sharkey, when they were called to rehearsal to pose for Roman and Grecian statuary. When the Picture called for two Roman Gladla tors, "Wm. A. Brady, who was conduct ing the rehearsal, said: "Now, take your places on the platform. Jim, you are supposed to be a Roman Gladiator you stand with your bands raised. Tom, you lie on your back and Jim puts his foot on your neck." "What's that?" shrieked Sharkey. "That big duffer's foot. on my neck. Not much. What would people think of me?" "All right, then," said Brady, in his suavest manner.. "Jim, you lie down and let Sharkey impersonate the Gladiator, putting bis root on your neck." "Will I?" said the California giant, gruffly; "will I, and ine the champion of the world? He never saw the day that he could do It." ah rigm, an rignt, satu Brady; "we will cut that picture out." Then they sot along beautifully. The "Dying Glad tator went by. Angelo's "Davla." the "Apollo Belvidere," ."Spartlcus at the Battle of Thermopylae" were great. All went as smootly as the summer sea un til they got to a picture of a Roman- Greco wrestling bout, where one of the giants was to grab the other around the middle, as if to hurl him to the uround. "Now." said Brady, "this is where the man that is held down must be perfectly still, or the picture is spoiled." "I'll do the holding." said the giant. "How would I look," said Sharkey, "with you holding me in the air like I was a stick of wood?" "Do you want to hold Jeffries?" said Brady. "Well, I'll try It." And he did try it. lie got Jeffries up in the air and tried to keep him there. Brady was on the Platform, trying to show each man how to pose and at the same time impressing them with the expression each must wear. Sharkey wavered a bit his foot flipped, and he went over, and Jeffries went on top of him. and in the mix up they swept Brady along. There was a crash, a heap, some yelling, and the rehearsal of the gladiators was over for the day. 750,000 BLAZE IN PHILADELPHIA Fifteen Hundred Persons Thrown out of Work by Fire Big Department Stores and Electricial i Supply Company's Buildidg Btrned to tbe Ground Girls Narrow Escape. By Telegraph to The Times-Visitor. Philadelphia. Pa., March 7. The big dry goods building of Shoneman Bros, was burned this morning. Marks Bros.' store, adjoining, was damaged and their storehouse was completely burned out. The building occupied by Myerhoff Bros, and the Electrical Equipment Company were also burned to the ground. Several smaller buildings were damaged. Fif teen hundred persons were thrown out of employment as a result of the fire. Ten waitresses at Koehler's restaurant had a narrow escape. The loss is estimated at three-quarters of a million. McKINLEYS VIEWS UNCHANGED. Bj Telegraph to The Times-Visitor. Washington, March 7. President Mc Klnley today Informed his callers that Ills views on the Porto Rico tariff bill have not changed In the slightest, that he merely yielded to the Judgment of the Republican leaders of the House, who thought a moderate duty should be levied. HIGHBINDERS IN WASHINGTON Chinese Colony Agitated by Wholesale Attacks on Their Countryme. n By Telegraph to The Times-Visitor. Washington. March ".The Chinese colony here is greatly agitated over a re port that highbinders are operating here. Wholesale attacks, nearly all from mys terious characters, have been made upon Washington Chinamen, all bearing the marks of highbinders' methods. THE FIRE THIS MORNING. Boiler House "at A.' and M. College De stroyed by Fire. Today at the Agricultural and Mechan ical College the walls of the power house are standing, but the interior is a mass of ruins, the building having been gut ted by Are at an early hour this morn ing. ' The fire originated from the lumber drying plant and the flames made rapid headway. The fire had done a deal of damage be fore It was discovered by the nightwatch man. and a number of people arrived on the scene shortly after the watchman. The students answered the alarm promptly, but could not use the college water power as the wrench used in turn ing on the water had been misplaced and the flames had done their work before the search was over. The damage amounts xto about $5,000, and is covered by about 14,000 insurance. The boiler did not burst. Much of the machinery was damaged, but It is thought that a great part of It Is not be yond repair. Dr. Winston speaks highly of the work of the students, who saved an adjoining building from destruction. Mr. S. V. Oliver will open his bar at the Carrollton Hotel tomorrow night. A band will furnish music, and liquors and free lunch will be served. WILL NOT SHOW HAND BEFORE SUIT Water Company Will Begin In vestigation at Once THEY FEEL PREPARED TO MEET THE ISSUE Think That the Losers jo Last Week's Fire Wish to Profit by the Invest igation and by Demanding Statement. The suit of Sowers vs. Raleigh Water Company will be concluded in Superior Court this afternoon. Throughout the morning Mr. Armistead Jones, of counsel for the Water Company, has been ad dressing the jury. The last speech is being made this afternoon by Mr. Doug lass, of counsel for plaintiff, and it is en tirely probable that the Jury will render its verdict by 6 o'clock. As soon as the jury renders its verdict the minds of the officials of the Water Company will be free, and an Investiga tion of the condition of its pipes and plant will begin. On the day following the fire of one week ago. a special meeting of the direc tors of the Raleigh Water Company, was ordered to consider what action should be taken regarding the criticism of the company's management or conduct during the warehouse fire, when it was charged on the streets that an Inadequate supply of water and an insufficient pressure pre vented the firemen from fighting the flames as they could have done if the company had lived up to Its contract. The directors met and considered the advisability of making a public official statement, such as wns requested by the press of the city. It was at first consid ered advisable to make some statement, but to this there was serious objection on the part of several gentlemen pres ent. A gentleman who Is not connected with the Water Company, but who claims to have information from reliable sources, says he understands one objection to have been that certain losers in the fire had intimated the possibility of bringing suit against (he company for damages sustained in the fire and that the com pany thought It would be unwise to give those people the Information they were so desirous to obtain. There was another objection, which was based on the state ment of one gentleman that any state ment made must be of such a character that the company can stand firm by It In case of any suit. The wisdom in the ob jections was apparent, and it is stated that the directors then ordered that so soon as possible an investigation should he made of the pipes, water tower, pump house and pressure Indicators and every thing possible should be done to find If there was any fault on the part of the company's plant. It was found that at the time the lire alarm was sent in the water tower was full of water and that as soon as notice was given extra pressure was turned on. This, it would seem, does away with the excuse offered by some that the free use of spigots by the pat rons of the company during the cold spell of I wo days before the lire had kept the water at a low mark. But. on the other haud. a stockholder in the Water Company stated yesterday to a representative of the Times-Visitor that it is barely possible that there is some fault with the hose used by the Fire Department, and that the firemen did not turn on the full stream from the hydrants. The investigation will be conducted by the Water Company's own men and en tirely independent of the Investigation by the committee from the Board of Alder men. What report is made will go to the directors, and thev alone will de cide whether It is to be given to the pub lic. It is maintained by one gentleman that there has never been found in the mains anything to clog or to delay the progress of the streams. He says that in some cities certain hose used by fire departmetns has been condemned on ac count of the nature of the interior lin ings. This information could not be obtained from a director of the Water Company or from any of those connected with the management, who have been spoken to on the subject, but comes from an out-of-town man who is interested in the outcome of the investigation, and who has it from reliable sources. ASHEVILLE Ml'SlCAL FESTIVAL. Will Be Held on the 21st and 22d. A Grand Event. The lovers of music in Asheville. N. C. are to revel In a carnival of music on the 21st and 22d. It is the occasion of the First Annual Festival of the Ashe ville Music Festival Association. This will be the grandest musical entertain ment ever held In the State. The local chorus of 125 voices will be supplemented by the Chicago Orchestra of 60 pieces, of which Theodore Thomas is director. A large number of visitors from a num ber of the cities of the State expect lo attend. Several In Raleigh have signi fied their intention to do so. The artists who are to take part In the program are Miss Carolina Gardner Clarke, soprano: Ion A. Jackson, tenors Julian Walker, bass: Leopold Kramer, solo violin: Rrlnn Steindell, solo cello. Mr. Ferdinand Dunkley is director of the Asheville chorus. Special railroad rates have been grant ed for the occasion. COLONEL CUININGHAM HERE. . Bon. John S. Cunlngharn, of Person county, whose many friends believe will be the next Governor of the State, camt in, on. the afternoon train. Colonel Cuu Ingham Is always one of the most genial and popular visitors to Raleigh. SOUTHERN PROGRESS The New Industries Reported in the South in a Week. The more important of the new indus tries reported by the Tradesman during the week ended March 3 include an as bestos goods factory in Virginia; brick and tile works in .North Carolina; a broom factory iu South Carolina; l-rowu stone quarries in .North Carolina; a car riage factory and coal mines in Ken tucky; two cottou mills in Alabama, ono in Ceorgia, three each in North Caro lina and South Carolina, two in Texas a cotton seed oil mill in Texas; an electric light and power company in North Carolina; a fertilizer factory In Virginia; flouring mills iu Georgia Louisiana, Texas, and West Virginia; a foundry and machine shop in Virginia' two furniture factories in North Caro lina; acetylene gas works in Virginia: an ice factory in Tennessee; kiniting mills in Florida, Georgia, Louisiana. North Carolina, and Virginia; a machine shop and a mattress factory in North Carolina; a mosquito net factory in Ten nessee; a naval stores company in Flor ida; ochre and sienna mines in Georgia; a paper mill in Louisiana; a petroleum company in West ''irglnia; a soap fac tory in South Carolina; telephone com panies iu Florida and North Carolina: tobacco factories in Kentucky, South Carolina and Virginia. SMALL POX IN 0REENSB0R0 Greensboro seems to be getting the up per haud of the smallpox epidemic as will be seen from the following bulletin is sued by Mayor Taylor: Z. V. Taylor, Mayor: I beg leave to report the following as the condition of the smallpox cases with in the city limits today: No. of cases last report 10 New cases since last report 0 Dismissed since last report 2 Total No. cases to day g Suspects released 7 EDMUND HARRISON. M. D.. Attending Physician. Subscribed and sworn to before me this March 6, 1900. JOHN J. NELSON, C. S. C. RESCURING BODIES FROM THE MINES No Hope of Saving Lives of Tbose Entombed The Interior is Burning Majority of the Dead Miners Were White Men and Nearly all Married. By Teh'Kraph In The Times-Visitor. By Telegraph to The Timci-Visitor. Wheeling. W. Va.. March 7. The work of rescueing the men from the Red Ash Mine went on all night with more system than on yesterday. It was officially re ported early this morning that from the indications of the lirst reports it was a greatly exaggerated statement of the loss of life. The latest reports from the Muth mine give the information that twenty-seven dead bodies have been taken out and between forty and fifty are still entombed. It is not believed that any of those In the mine will escape alive as the interior is burning. Sixty per cent, of the dead are whites and eighty per cent, married. The mining experts are here and hun dreds of men who were daily employed in tbe mines are working to save the bodies of their comrades. Several of the bodies exhumed today were found in pieces. They had been torn by falling rocks and one body had been mashed into a Jelly so that it was necessary to remove it In buckets. The head was ed ho etarapsmfrte here etaoi had been protected by a piece of a car that was caught just above, it was so protected that the features of the face were recognized by the wife of the miner. She was in a frenzy. The wide spread sorrow here has touched almost everv home. The Christian Church will begin a series of revival services Sunday evening. Mr. Herbert C. Duce. representing the James Young Company, was in the city today. Mr. and Mrs. Benj. Moffitt. of Kranklin ville. are in the city the guests of Mrv and Mrs. Josephus Daniels. The condition of Mrs. F. A. Olds, wb was taken to Rex Hospital o nMondayy was reported favorably this morning. Attention is called to the seed ad ox Messrs. S. M. & W. J. Young in this is sue. They handle nothing but fresh and reliable seed. Mr. Z. P. Smith, city ticket agent ot the Seaboard Air Line. Is distributing some very handsome calendars, advertis ing his road. Mr. Smith is a hustler, and is ever on the alert to put the S. A. L. before the public. MISS LEACH'S STUDIO. "t Miss Dixie Leach has opened a studio in the Tucker building. She will do atjj-j ; classes of painting and china decor'atlng:; Miss Leach is a most accomplished arllStVi' -and should receive a large amount o,("J patronage. In addition to her work, sh'-! will instruct a few pupils. -TT 1 '. j TO PIGEON HOLE TREATY Bv Telegraph to Hie Times-Visitor. - t-S; '.(".'. ' Washington, Marco 7. It Is flreArUA '.. . seemingly on good authority thai Senator 1 Davis, chairman of thai Foreign -Relations Committee, is desirous of plgedn-ibnl;lng a "'( the Hay-PaunceXote treaty on the .ground ,. that public sentiment is overwhelmingly ' against the treaty. ' !'-,'Jt;'Mt't '"( 1 : :3 -'I 'V.
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