OCR Interpretation
WHOLE^-NUJDJER;
35,1.81.
F!RE
IN
C,
£
Q.
OFFICES
The
Too
Stofv
of
the
Pace
Build
-
ing
is
Badly
Damaged.
FiGHT
FLAMES
IN
THE
COLD,
Firemen,
Though1
Almost
Frozen,
Do
Heroic
and
"Effective
"Work.
INOONVK.NIF.NCK
IMOItK
TIIAX
LOSS.
J'ajieris
of-
the
Knilrorui
•'-.Cbiripawy;
Thni
Arc
Ilnrnod
Xot
of
Or«riit
Vr.Jiic—>"o
lntorru;i<
son
to
tlioXßtisi
-
,,e^s—l>it!])orary
OflWrcsto
Ho
Used.
The
Kcncral
oOlces^of:
the
Chesapeako
arid
■'Ohio
JRailway
OqmPany,
in
the";
War
J.'.aev
iiuiUlir.g-,
at
the
southeast
corner
of
Kijrlith
and
Main
streols,
•were
yreaily
driinftgcd
by
lire
eaily
yesterday
jnorn-
Tho
{'ama(;e
vras
confined
chiefly
to
tUo
fourth
story.
In
the
office
of
the
Ci>r-tsiii-
-
v5«-e
ssent.
hut
the
water
in.inr-.HI
to
a
greater
or
Jess
extent
the
records
In
iho
departments
on
tho
second
and
third
liners.
The*
stock
of
Mr.
Muscco
11.
Garnett,
/hatter
and
dealer
In--gents*
..furnish-.
h.r.5,
on
the
iirst
floor,
was
also
dam
-
aged
to
a
considerably
exttnu
The
of
-
fices
of
tho
Commercial
Building
and
3.«jan
Association,
on
the
ground
floor,
■vverti
aJso
flooded.
The
water
was
wholly
rpf-ponsible
for
tho
latter,
damage.
The
;-ioss
on
the
building:
is
covered
by
inFur
-
'uticc.
The
offices
of
the
Chesapeake
and
Ohio,
.-whiclnvere
affvetad
by
the
lire,
have
been
removed
to
the
Jlayo
buiidinsy
Xo.
705
oast
JJain
.street,
and
while
t±vc-ryt-li>r-£
■n-511
not
be
working-
with
entire
smooth
-
ness
for
several
day?
or
weeks,
owing-
to
th«?
destruction
of
records,
ytit
J.IIO
busi
-
ness
of
the
great
railway
system
lias
not
..been
suspended
for
an
hour,
and
will
not
Jt
is
believed
the
fire
originated
from
a
defective
flue.
Xx
was
confined
wholly
to
the
fourth
floor,
on
which
was
located
the
oliice
of
tho
car-tervico
agent.
,
All
'.other
damnsa
.vas
the
result
of
the
water
with
which
tlio
building;
Tloodod.
FIRST
SA-W
THE
FLAMES:
A
fen-
minute*
after
6
o'clock
3
Jr.
"\V.
M.
JMouiitcsntie,
the
nitrht
superintendent
of
Sutherland's
livsry
stables.
NO3.
7
and
S
north
Elshih
street,
chancing
to
ylnnee
oi't
of
the
south
window
oi
his
oilice.
mut
a
tor.gUG
of
fiam«
issuing
from
the
Kichtti-street
side-of
the
Pace
building-,
.^Jo^,.ut
the
r^af.
He,
sent,
au
employ?*.1.
•to
notify
the
lir«men
at
the
Cary-street
fcheJoer-bbuse.
Another
ran
to
turn
in
an
Hlar:n
at
Ninth
and
Main...
On
the
way
-
lie-;
met
Howsiar.
Stephen
M.
Chaiaa,
c.t
Steamer
Company
Xo.
7,
and
Chaina
pent
iiran
alnxm.
Thin
alarm
called
out
Kn-ine
<v,-npaniee
a-
?•.
*•
and
7,
and
Chemical
Company
Ko.
1.
The
alarm
was
sounded
•a
o-l«
At
0:15
the
companies
:
named;
were*
on
the
groi:nd.
Fifteen.'.:
iiunut.es
liitr
a
privatealaim
■«
as
turned
in
from
■the
box
in
the
building-
Shortly
after
-
wards
President
John
H.
FriKChkorn.
of
the
Hoard
of
Firo
Commissioners,
who
had
arrived
on
the
scene,
sent
in
a
Bone
-
1
a
alarm
which
brought
out
ev.;ry
en
-
ghie
in
the
city
save
tho
Church
Hill
:e-
FOUGHT
AGAINST
HEAVY
ODDS.
The
responses
which
the
department
:nauo
to
"the
"calls
cutild
not
have
been
more
prompt.
The
work
done
was
:£<■!
-
fectJve
as
eov.ld
beVowing
to
the
dil.icul
-
iies
which
confronted
the
liremen.
Tin:
-zherinometer
was
not
far
from
.zero.
Tho
hose
w<ne
!=oon
coated
with
ice.
Che
w'ijd-
was
coming
from
the
east,
and
as
i!n>
fr(?')icn
could,
work
only
from
the
Jsjain-str^et
side,
the
breeze
blew
back
>
vxym
thVm
a
heavy
mist,
which
froze
as
\t-ooi3
aVit
formed.
They
were
soon
cover-
W
v.-i-Ji
a
shmthinjj
of
ice.
For
a
time
Vhey
oould
hardly
-summon
resolution
stiJ
-
lic;ent
to
withstand
the
cold,
and
it
was
not.
Tone
before
several
of
them
had
to
•hhl
"Tid
be
carried
ay.-ay.
vrhen
the
fire
was
first
discovered
it
if-'Vv'-d
as'
VhouKh
it
could
be
easily
con-;
trSred
But
owing
to
the
■
diliiculty
in
"e\l::s
on
a
strong
stream
because
or
ihc-V
old
tho
lire
made
rapid
headway.
:in<l\u;
a
short
time
the
flames
were
•uelcVns
from
the
windows
up
under
tho
mantird
roof
of
the
big
building:.
A.!
arge
crowd
gathered
to
witness
the
nfuckl
efforts
of
the
firemen
to
subdue
theLnaics,
many
of
the
spectators
being
inenTi&a
vounsrwomen
on
their
way
to,
work.
\"hl-y
lingered
as
long
as
possible.
ELI^TRIC
CUHIJEXt
CUT
OFF..
The
hYmen
worked
with
tho
utmost
energy
:V1(3
fearlessness.
It
looked
at
any
timers
though
a
portion
of
the
man
-
sard
woiSl
iopi>le
into
the
street.
T.ie
doz«is
ofiielem-ai'h,
telephone,
and
elec
-
tric
lighter
wires
which
encircled
tho
huilfimg
-4e
soon
coated
with
ice,
and
i'iiea
tho
J«l«
icicles--began
to
form
until
iiuv
wires
augr'4
down
to
the
point
ot
breaking
b^ath
their
tremendous
load.
The
currenl
was
cut
off
linally,
and
the
dan's<'»%
to
*
the
-..firemen
from
vlc-trie
shoc%vas
obvi.ited,
but
through
i'ho
tire-
t&y
were
menaced
by
ih<^
hun>3reds
apounds
of
ice
which
hung
over
their
hc-aV
At
S:3O
o'cloclthe
Hames
wore
under
convrol.
But
itVv:f
over
an
hour
later
before
the
fire
As
out
and
it
was.noon
before
the
engiii
and
hose
trucks
had
nh
b'-cn
r*rnovecilt
was
a
bad
locality
l'iir
a.
fit
•■•.and
tlftiiromen
did.
not
want
in
take
any
chaiisj|.
WJJEPvE
THtFJRE
STAKTED.
■
The
scenes
insidltlie
buildihsr
during
the
p"«Cress
of
thllire
were.:
dc-cidedly
lively,
but.
hardly;
ttillsng.
Harry
Star
-
wood,
the
chief
jailor,
discovered
the
liajnes-shortly
-aft^.o
o'clock,
a
lev/
rahnucs
after
the"
alnn
had.been
turned
in
by
Mr.
Mounteast-ifrom
Sutherland's
titabic-K.
The
flame
Ate
in
the
oilice
of
OfLr-Scrvici-.
Ajjer.t-
G*K.
Slpp.
on
the
four'H
floor.
Jt
«Hd
1%
look
very
dan-
W'-rouK.
but:
was
in
sti^
a
position
that
:ibe
janitors
euuld
not
it.
AVhcn
tho
first
cloudof
smoke
swejit
into
the
oiliceoorfr
the
T|in
dispatchers,
on
the
same,
floor
as-th^liv,
there
was
r
}j-n<»ral
ruyh
for
the
fairways.'
Dis
-
patchers"
Foi-stur.■•:'-"jflbl9-
l>ale?,
and
Faulkner
were
jn
tht>
ol%;
at.
the
time
wiih
yn:
Goodwin.
The
nujrators
could
not
save
■
a.Tjythniy,
not
<-jn-
the
.-train'
j^heetfi
01
Iho
ICasu-rn
Dl-ajß'on..
It
was
■Inyth
tins';
to
set
put,l
andtif
men
..."sol.-.
Mr.
'IS.
O.
Ooodivin.
the
ch^
dispatclu-r,
at
once
took
his
men
to.th^ard
ofliees.
of
ih(*:
company
'and
soon
another
train
<<h<fot
hiaye
tip'
ar.d
'!§/j£.
moving
an.
"jsuaJ."
..Th'^ro
was
not;
An
four's
delay
of
trains;
bpcrmsfc:o^l
he;fire.Vs;
THE
.'OFFICERS
AT;•'WtTC.
Mr.
.C.
C.
"Walker.'
supvi-hindi.'nt
of
\'3®k&%zs%fe^r_
.....
_..
_.-
..
'
'
>
"nii^■'^i^Bm*®j%w^smst.<7"nii^■'^i^Bm*®j%w^smst.<7
'
'■
v<^^ws^^^^^^^f^^^m^^^^^^^wi^'^j^^'^^l^-s^^m'i"'
'■
the';■■•.Kastorh-
Division,
was
not.
long
.in
reaching
the
scono
of
the
fire,
and
assist-;
od
In
directing
the
preservation;
of
the
"contents/of
tho
building.'-'
Mr.;
Dccatur
Axtell,
second
.vice-president'
of
the
-Che's-;
apcako
and
Ohio,
arrived
soon
after
-
ward?,
and,
accompanied
by-
President
Frischkorn.
of
tho
Firo
Board,
and
Mr.
Lonnlo
Graves,
of
Fire
Department
head
-
quarters,';
ontorfid
the
building
"and
wont
to
Secretary
Wollford'.s
offlco.
on
tho
sof
1
cond
lldor.
Tarpaulins
from
the
.hose-
-
•
wapons"
were
procured
and
with
these
practically
all
the
records
of
the
oliice
wore
covered
up
and
protected
from
the
torrents
of"'water.
Tboy
are
almost
en-,
tirelj-
unliijurod.
Jt
was
hoarly
9
o'clock
before
t)ie
Hames
were?under
control.
It
lacked
.but"
a
few
minutes
Of
20
whon
the
lire
was:
but.
The"intense
cold
and
tho
inaccossi
-
bility
of
the
flames
made
tho
firemen's
work
very,"difficult.
Chief
Shaw
directed
the
work
in
Person,
and
was
assisted
by
Hupcrintendent
Thompson
and
Cap!;tui
.Toyncs.
They
worked
with
fine
skill
and
judgment.i
Tliu
firemen-
seemed-fuUeriy
unmindful
of
danger.
-Captain
Dorset,
of
Truck
Xo.
1,
was
almost
frozen,
but
was
carried
into
Stiimpf's
restaurant.,
across
the
street,
and
soon
revived.
It
was
not
half
an
hour
after
the
fire
began
bfforo
Mr.
liobvrl
I.pcky,
of
the
Virginia
State
Insurance
CC.hpnny,
ordered
that;
tho
men
be
furnished
with
hut
congee
from
Hu<'scr's.
at
'Ninth
and
Hank,
and
this
stimulant
.helped
the
men
v.oiuk-rfully.
Mr.
K.
A.
Stumi>j'
kejit
negroes
busy
car
-
rying
coffee
to
the
mon.
and
.Mr.
C'h:irlt;.v'
<J.
.Savillc,
was
also
active
in
hulpiny
them
to
bear-their
discomforts.
MOVE
INTO
OTjiER
OFFICES.
As
soon
as
the
fire
was
out
the
railroad
officials
lj<r>;an
looking'about
theni
■for
now
olllces.
They
were
secured
with
but
little
trouble,
and
tho
work,
of
removing.'
papers
and
furniture
was
Itnguti
soon
in
lhe
afternoon.
The.
orilces
of
G-encral-
Manag^r
Stevens
and
General-Supoiin
-
tendent
Doyle.will
be
locn.ted
in
tho
Mayo
buildinji.
at
No.
705
enst
M^ain
street.
Se
-
cond
Viee-Preslotifntv
Axtell.
Chief-Coun
-
sel
Wickham;
and;
Secretary
W'.-llfonl
will
locate
-in
the
Hannewinckel
buiiuing.
Mx.
E.
D.
Hotehklss;
:gerierai
freight
.-lirent.
will
have
his
oflu'c
in
the
Eboi
building:,
almost
upposito
his
old
quarters.
The
oilice
of
Mr.
Charlt-s
E.
J'otts.
trea
-
surer,
of
the
railroad.
ha<
been
\tonipo
-
r.irily
esttibllshed
in
tho
First
National
Bank.
Mr.
Henry
Taylor,
of
counsel
for
the
system.
Paid
that
b<*
did
not
think
the
loss
in
his
department
would
be
very
yreat,
as
all
his
papers
were
in
cases
anil
desks.
The
office
of
Mr.
John
D.
Potts,
assistant
general
;passeng«r/agent,
has
been
temporarily
established..'
in
th«
Chamber
ol'
Conmi^rce.
in
the
rooms
heretofore
occupied
by
the
Citizens'
E.\.
-
chansti
Bank.
The-
other
olllce-s
in
tho
builrlincr
were
pnicticaJly.
untouched.
SAVE!)
TICKETS
AND
MONEY.:
.Mr.
Henry
Ei-e
.Valentine-
heard
tin;
alarm,
when
it
was
turned
in
and
.
hnr
-
l'iod
to
the
scone.
Ho
paid
sjioclfil
atu-n
-
tion
to
the
orliee
of
Passengor-Agenf
Potts,
and
with
the
help
of
several
others
succeeded
in
gotting
out
a
large
(juantity
of
tickets,
valuable'
records;
and
con
-
siderable
money.
These
were
placed
in
the
safe
at
the-.store
of
tho
Polk
.Miller
Drug-
Company,
at
Ninth
and
Main,
and
later'were
removj.'fl
into
the
temporary
Quarters
of
Mr.
Potts.
DAMAGE
NOT
VI2P..V
GREAT.
There
is
noway
by
wiiiuk
\the
daniagti
to
the
f;ho^apfake
and
Ohiv.
can
be
esti-.
jiiate'l.
It
is
not
very
jjro.it.
The
most
valuable
papers
were
In
the
oilicc
of
Mr.
Axtell,
and
w«re
untouched."-■■Tho
car
-
service
records,
in
Mr.
S^ipp's
oliice,
were
ail
tl^stroyeil,
but
can
be
dapllciited
from
other
roads.
There
will
be
a
grent
doal
of
inconvenience
resulting
from
tho
ile
-
struction
01
tho
records
for
sonio
..time
to
come,
but
there
is
no
grouL
kiss.
The
company
carried
-^insurance'
on
tho
fix
-
tures
iii
the
ortice
to
the
amount
of
?.3.000.
The
building:
was'purchased
:i
few
montlis
ago
by
Mr.
.!.
\Y.
Allison
for
the
sum
of
SiW'.OwO.'1
It
was
insured
for
All
the
policies
.were
carried
by
the
■'Vir
-
ginia'
Trust
Company,
in
the
following
f.omp.-vinos:
.Tmpen^V
of
JjCindon..
S't.OOi);
Fireman's
Kuml,
JS.O'"");
"Norwich.
Union,
$5,000;
-.New
York
Undiirvvriters',
;$5,000;
Sun,
of
r^ondon,
.£5,000;
Philadelphia.
Un
-
derwritors',
$3,OUQ;
Caledonian,
of
S<;ot
-
lanil,
OIJ0;
Niagara
.iFire,
of
Now
York,
55,000;
Palatine;
of
England.
§5,000;
United
Fire,
of
Ealtimore;
S-j.OOO;'■:'."St.
Paul
Fire
and
Marine,
5;..(X1v;
Insiiraijce
Company
of
North
America,
$5,000;
liamburg-l.!iemen,
of
Germany.
-v"),i>X).
Total.
$03,000.
MX.
GARNETT'S
LOSS.
Mr.
Muscoe
ILGarnett
Is
unabie
to
'es
-
timate
his.
loss.
It
will
be
considerable.
He/
was
insured
fur
Ss.r>oo,
as
follows:
Mririehester,
of
Eiigland.
T.
L:
Alfriond,
agent,
S500;
"Orient,
of
Hartford.
.1.
I!.
Mooro
&
Co.,
agents,
4500;
Aetna,
of
Hart
-
ford,
V.".
Talloy.
agent;
$1,000;
Ayri
-
culturai.
of
Water
I
own',
N.
V..
G.
D.
]'k'asants.
.Jr.,
a;:om,
-?50!>;
Continental,
of
Now
York,
S.
H.
Pulliain
<fc
Co.,
agents,
foOO;
Hartford
Fir^,
of
Hartford,
George
C.
Jefferson,
agent,-
.$300;.'::-JMirie
Savings
Kank,.
J500;
Liverpool
and
T^ondou
and
Globe."
Davenport
\-
Co.,
agents,
?3"JO.
Total,
sr.,r.<.Hj.
GETTING
NEW:
OFFICES
READY.
A
force
of
carpenters
was
at
work
on
the
Msyo
building
until
a-late
hour-last
niyht,
getting
it
in
readiness.;-for
its
now
tenants.
Although
the
clerical
corps
of
tho
Chesapeake
and
Ohio
bore
had
a
holiday
yt-stt-rday.
they
will
all
be
at
work
to-day,
orders
having-
been
issued
lor
them
to
report
fur
duty
this
morning.
The
damage
to
the
Chesapeake
and
Ohio
records
is
very
much
loss
than
was
at
first
expected.
There--was
a
large
.amount
of
stationery
burned.
Among
the
articles
left
in
the
dispatchers-room
when
they
had
to
rush
out
was
a-gold
-
;headed
cane,
which
the
operators
intend
-
ed'
presenting,
to
Superintendent
Walker
yesterday,
and
a
diamond
ring
belonging
to
Dispatcher
P.ibb.
The
Main
street
and
Forest
Hill
lines
had
only
started
their-.cars
when
they
had
to
stop,
the
current
being
cut
off
by
order
of
Superintendont
Thompson,
who
foared
that
the
firemen
would
be
killed
by
coming
in
contact
with
live
wires
broken
by
reason
of
the
-loads
of
ice
upon
them!
It
was
10
o'clock
before
a
new
circuit,
was
made,
and
tho
cars
were
started
to
running
as
usual.
FIREMEN"'DID
FINE
WORK;
The
officials
of
the
Chesapeake
and
Ohio,
as
well
as
the
crowd
of.
spectators,
were
unanimous
yesterday
in
their
'praise
of
the
plucky
and;intelligent
work
of
the
firemen.
It.
could
not
have
boon
ex
-
celled.
They:
were
utterly
careless
of
danger
and
cold.
Firemen
Wade
and
CarltO'h
were
almost
suffocated
.while
at
work
on
tho
fourth
floor,
but
Chief
Shaw
rushed
in
through
the
smoke
and
dragged
them
into
the
i'fesh
air.
They
quickly
revived
and
wont
to
work
again.
Ueutonnnt
Shaw,
A.
P.
Carlton,
and
George
Mackio.
of
No.
7
Company,
were
temporarily
overcome
by
the
smoke
in
the,
building-,
but
when
they
recovered,
rushed
back
to
work.
E..
Mercer
Hull
the
engineer
of
Company
No.
1.
was
taken
very
ill
while
at
his
post,:
and
had
to
be
given
medical
aid.
As
soon
as
he
was
bettor
he.returned
to
his
post.
III3'SAVED
THE
ICNGINE.
The
coolness
of
Mr.
David
Gurtnright,
a
substitute
on
Company
No.
'1.
averted
a
bad
accident
at
Seventh;
and
I'ain
stroets
after
the
tire.
The
horses
had
been
.brought
un
to
be
.attached
to
the
engine,
when
it
began
slipping
down
Seventh"
street;
The
men
standing
by
tried,
to
stop
it
by
throwing
blocks
.of
wood
in
front
of
the
wheels.
The
mo
-
mentum
was
too
groat,
however,
and
the
big
engine
kept
going,
gathering
..speou
Ivory
foot.
Tho
men
had
to
got
out
of
the
way
and
let
her
go.
It.
looked
as
though
nothing
would
save
it
from
being
hurled
into
the.
canal
at
the
foot
of
the
street.
Garthright,
however,
saw:
what
was
to
bo
dono.
and
did
it.
He.
sprang
u)>
Into
th'«
driver's
seat
and
applied
tho
b'-akes,
and
tho
speod
of
the
engine
kept
at:
once:
Garthright
kolH
turning-.the
brakes,
and
tho
speod
of
th.-o-v-inc
-w.—?
lessening-
'It
was
almost
011
the
canal
bank
whon
it
stoppod.
Engrnour'
Ju...-.
(CONCiA-DED
ON
FIFTH
PAGE.)
Richmond;
ArA.,
avbdnesdat;
January--3,;
1900.
MRS.
YAGER
IN
CANADA
The
Missing
Rockingham
Wo
-
man
Said
to
Be
There.
REPORT
BELIEVED
TO
BE
TRUE
Gomes
Through
Direct
Source
and
Thought
to
Be
Authentic.
11101
l
STUASfiR
DIS.U'I'EAIIAXCR.
Ciim«
lloi«r
-for
a'lertlcnl
Trenhiieiil.
IJnt
T.eJt
Xe.xt
.MoriiinK-.:,..AV
{«Ii
out.
.Seeing
<lio
IJocJoi*.
Jind
XotliisiS'
ir'urtlier
Ilom-U
from
llt'i'.
It
was
stnf.Ml
last
riljrht
in
the
most
authoritative
way
"that
Airs.
T.
P.
Vagor,
who
came
to
this
city
from
Rockingham
-
county
'nearly
a
month
ago
and
then
dis
-
appoared.
had
been
Joc-ated
in
Canada.
.
The
statement
was
made
by
a
gentle
-
man
from
a
county
adjoining
Rocking
-
ham
upon
what
he■
boliovos
to
be
accu
-
rato
information.
He
stated
that
though
the
fact
had
not
been
-publicly!
announced.
-
it.
was-di.-linit.oLy"known
that
the
missing
woman
was
in
a
Canadian
city.
Tho
'disappearance
of
Mrs.
Yager
has
attracted
much
attention.
Sho
left
home
early
iii
December
to
come
to
this
pity
for
medical
treatment.
Sho
tolographetl
her
-husband
upon
lier
arrival
here
that
she
was
getting
along
quite
well,
and
wrote
him
the
next
day
a
very
cheerful,
bright.
letter.
That
was
the
last
he
heard
fru'm;
or
of.
her,
unless
it
bo
true
that
he
has
now
learned
that<,
she
is
across
the
bp'rdor.
After
.waiting
anxiously
for
ten
dnys.
and
ascertaining
by
telegraphic
"cor
-
respondence
that,
his'
wife
had
not
gone
to
tho
boafdingThouse
at
which
he
oxpect
-
ed
her;
to
st:iy,
-nor
seen
-VDr.
Johnson,
under
whose
treatment
sho
was
to
place
herself,'
Mr.
Yager
and
his'father-in-law.
Dr.
Webb,
oaine
tv
Richmond
to:
try
ami
Jliid
her.
Failing
to
find
any'clue
what
-
ever
here,
they'visited
Washington
and
Baltimore
in
-prosecution
of"
their
search.
Still
they
were
unsuccessful.'
■
Learning
that
a
woman
had
boon
soon
at
Reservoir
lake
acting''rather
strange
-
ly,
the
husband
and
father
returned
.to
Richmond,
and
the
water
was
turned
o"t
of
tho
lake,
but
the
body
was
not
found.
Then
Mr.
Yagordotermined
[to
place
the
case
in
the
hands
of
.-Detective
W.
G--
Baldwin,
of
RO'ariplte,
who.
among
other
things,
issued
circulars,
giving
the
pic
-
ture
and
a
description
of
Mrs.
Yager.
The
gentleman
■from
whom
tho
Dispatch
heard,
that
Mrs.
Yager
was
believed
to
be
in
Canada
said
it
was
not
thought
that
her
husband
wouUl"
'try-tb
h;£\re
iior
brought
back.
The.
Baldwin
circular
describes
Mrs.
Yager
as
about
'.85-
years:
old;
weight,
about
107
pounds;
height,
about
5
feet
T>
inches;
complexion,
dark;
eyes;
very
dark
and
sparkling;
hair-black,
worn
curled
over?forehead;
ngu're.
medium,
but'waist
rather
largo:
walks
up
and
down
steps
with
difficulty;;.'hahds'medium
size,
but
feet-
rather
small;
wears
about
No.
1
l-ll
shoe;
wore
plain.gold
ring
011
third
lin
-
ger,
loft
hand,
with
initials
T.
P.
Y.
to
6.
J.
W.;
also,
.wore
King's
'Daughters'
silver,
bridge.
Mrs.
Yager
had
one
pecu
-
liarity
that
can
be-
easily
noticed.
From
her
childhood
she
would
twirl
a
small
button
between
the
thumb
mid
forefinger
of
th«j
right
hand.
This
sho
does
at
all
times,
usually
using
a
small
white
but
-
ton.
She
would
also
often
rub
the
button
across
her
lips.
GHIUIItOMCHS
AT
SIJ3OIEUAIi;I>K.
Tiiey
Visit
a
Heal
Tea.
Xot
Cold
Tea.
Fiu'in.
CHARLESTON,
5...-.C.,
January
2.—The
mombt-rs
of
the
Gridiron
Club
anil
their
guests,
Senators
Depew
and
Tillman,
Kop
-
resonta'tive
Champ
Clark
and
Dr.
Edward
Bv-dloe,
of
Philadelphia,
wore
taken
to
Sinnmorville,
.■
iho
famous
winter
resort
near
this
city,
to-day.
The.visitors
were
entertained
at
the
Pinehurst
tea
farm,
tho
only
tea
farm
in
this
country,
as
the
guests
"of
Dr.
Charles
IT.
Shepard.
Thoy
woro
subsequently,
driven
about
the
town
of
Sumnierville
for
an
hour
or
more,
and,
the
wont
to
the
Pine
Forest
Lin,
whero
they;
were
.the
guests
of
Cajjtain
F.
AY.
Wagener,
tho
proprietor
of
tho
hotel,
at
an
elaborate
and
perfectlj-
appointed
din
-
ner.
■
-'■■•.'.
•
The
traditions
of
the
members
of
the
club
for
wit
and
humor
were
maintained
throughout
the
'day.;
While
dinner
whs
being
served
at
the
Pino
Forest
Inn.
a
number
of
entertaining
incidents
were
introduced.
Tho
leading
speech;
of
tiie
occasion
was
made
by
Senator
Chauncoy
M.
Depew.
and
it
was
a-^
Perfect,
gem
of
post-prandial
oratory.
Several
other
ex
-
temporaneous
'.addresses
were
made,
among
them
a
clover
speech
by
"Presi
-
dent
H.
L;
West,
of
the
Gridiron
Club,
ex
-
tending
thanks
tq
tho
people
of
Charles
-
ton
and
to
the
people
who
had
.enter
-
tained
himself
and
his
friends.
:
Tho
spocial
train
of
the---Gridiron-
Club
loft
Summorville,
over
the
Southern,
for
Washington,
at
5
o'clock
this
evening.
:'aiii».SISSIPI*J'S
SRSATOKSIIU'S.,,
The
■'"sii«»'t-T«i*iii'':
Contest
SciietluletT
for
To-Day.
JACICSON,
MISS..
January
2.—The
Mis
-
sissippi
Legialature
met
•
to-day:
1
nforinal
caucausos
wore
hold
by
tho
members
du
-
ring
the
day,
on
the
short-term
sonator
-
sliip
contest
between
Hon.
W.
V.
Sulli
-
■van
and
ex-Governor
Lowny.
The
con
-
test
will
be"■•
quite'
close,
although
the
Sullivan."supporters
claim
they
have
a
majority
of
VI
votes
on
joint
ballot.
The
Lowry
supporters
make
no
assertions
as
to
their
strength.
,
-
.
-
The
short-torm
contest
is
scheduled
to
be
brought
up
to-morrow.
The
settle
-
ment-
of.
the
long-term
sonatorship
will
not
be
brought
up
until
next
Tuesday.
It
is'iiot
attractiiig"any
Interest,
as
tho
election
of
Governor
'.McLauriix
is
as
-
sured..
FIGUT
FOR
A
UAIIiAVAY.
Police
Tiike
VossesHlon
of
E
leva
tod
Structure—Train
Crov
Arrestfil.
.
CHICAGO,
January
2.—After
an
exciting
struggle,
stretching'
over!
miles
of
ele
-
.vated,
railway
track,
the
-police
to-day
took
possession
of.-the
whole
■line
«>f
the;:
now
Northwestern.Eievated
railway,
in;
this'
city."
To-night,.the
police
have
."erect-.
Yd
a.
barrier:-of
ties
and.-
rails,.at;..the
junction
of
the
"Northwestern-:-'Elevated.
tracks
with'
those
of.:
the
'union;
loop
at;
i
Fifth'
avenue:
and
Lake.:street,
and
the
Jreniilar
crew
of/.the'eompany's
-one-train
is-.uruler
arrest.y
.'
■-:■■
'yj
'
"■
'''■■
-!:-
•
;-The
"arrests
>are
tbe'rcsulr
of
'a
roCus'h.l
on,
the
part
.of
.•"
the
'railway,
officials
■
to
comply
with:
an
order
;from,
the
Cornmis-;
sioner.
"ot'sPublicV^r«Vks
sto/cease;.train-;
running,-
that"..official
claiming;
that;
the
company's
\
structure,
was*
unsafe
:h::its
present
alle.ijefl:incomplete-state,
and
that
it
not
come
-retiuirements
of
the
ordinance"that'-it
be.
completed
for
operation
by
January
Ist.
.
*
-
,-;-;-v-..-
'
:
:
CONFintES'CK
AVITII
'lIRYAX.
3tcetii»S
<><"
i)vmocvnts
and
Fusion
-
.
.is(s'?at
Jjincolii.
LINCOLN.
January
2.—The
'
re
-
turn.oE.WilliamVJ.
Bryan
to-morrow
wii'l
be
followed
by:a
conference
-of
Nebraska
Fusion
leaders:T,as-,woil
as
some
Demo
-
crats-of.
prominence
from
-other
States.
Committeeman.:
Miller
lends
the
advance
of
the,outsider?,
and
has
been
here
seve
-
ral
days,
waiting
ifor
Colonel
Bryan.
It
is
the
plan
to
got
an
expression
from
Mr!
Bryan
on
'what
he
dooms
wise
in
the
way
of
preliminary
action
by
the.
na
-
tional-
conventioli}.
v
The
Central
do'mmittefs
of
the.
Demo
-
crats,
Populists^and.
Free-Silver
Republi
-
calis;
will
meet
?bn
Friday.
ALLEN
NOT
FOR
PRESIDENCY.
WASHINGTON,
:D.-:C!,'
January
2.—
Senator
Allon,,in
an
interview
to-night,
authorised
an.
absolute
denial
of;
tho
re
-
port
that
ho
-would
be:
a:candidate^.Tor
the-
presidency>on,
the
part
of
the
Fusion
forces,
lie
said::
"I
would
noL.accept
the
n'oniiiiation
if
it
v.'ere"unanimously
tendered
me.
'
Mr.
Bryan
undoubtedly
will
be
the-:candidate',
of
the
Democratic.
Populist.-and
Freo-
Silver
.parties'..^for
the
presidency.
Ne
-
braska
will'giye.
him
a
united,
active
dt:leT
gation
to
all
three
ot"
the
conventions."
Senator
Allen
declared
emphatically
that,
so"-far
as^he
knew.
Mr.
Krj'iin
had
not
aided
him-in
his
candidacy
for
thu
Senate.
.
,;,'■
-
•
.
.
'
2HGri.
CKAPEIJiK
AT
,3IAMI,A.
Quesiioii
•
of;
Support
ot
Cliureli
-
■'jtrodierliooil.s
h>
I'Jiili|>i>ih*-«-
M
ANIL
A,
January
2.—!>:hs
P.
M.—Arch
-
bishop
ChapelleVthe
Papal
delegate
to
the
Philippines,'
artived:
here
to-day,
on
the
United
States
.-transport
Sh«rra:iii,
which:
saMod
from
San
Francisco:
December
Bth.
Ifo
wiil
lodge
in
the
house
formerly
oc
-
cupii;d
by
Charles.
Denby.
of
tho
Philip
-
pino
Advisoo'-
Commission.
This
action
on
the
part
of
Monsignor
Chnpelie
sot
-
tVos
the
contest
between
:
tho
various
Friar
brotherhoods
in
Manila,
who^sepa
-
rattily,
have
be*'n
using
their,
inlluonce
to
obtain
the
privilege
oC
entertaining
the
Archbishop
anil
the
Rev.
Father
MeKin
-
nori.
kite
of!
the
California
volunteers,
aiid
nnw
a.
regular
army
chaplain,
who
was
also
a
pa
sponger
on
tho
Sherman.
1L
is
said
that
tho
Friars
are
striving
to
secure'
Mousig-npr
Chapellc's
'oar,
for
the
purpose
ot
"semiring1'
better
protection
for
individuariiiu-rcsis.
Revolutionists)
have
started
the
rumor
that
Monsignor!
Chapelle
intends
eventu
-
ally
to
recommend
,-the
appointment;
oi:
Father
McKinnon
as
Archbishop
vi
the.
Philippines,
the
.
iatter's
defmioe
of
the
brotherhoods
In
the
American
newspapeis
has
been
translated
and
circulated
among
the
natives,
for
the
:
purpose,
it
is
de
-
clared,
of
"showing
1
hat'
Father
MoKin
-
hon
will
support
the
"uiolhorhoods,
if
he
is-selected.
Sueh'■
istaU-ments
as
these
create
unoasinoss
among
tho
natives,
which
is
increased
by
recent
news,
re-;
ceivod
from'
Spain,
tu"''the
j
effect
ihat
Mon
-
signor
Chupelle'will
support
thy
brolher
-
iioodi-..
The
Tagalos;.it
is
declared,
have
be
-
come
mo:"c
erolatiercd
against
the
Church
since
At'ehbi.^Tiip
"
N6/..iied.i"
excoinrrfurii
-
cated
aii
insurgent
priest,
and
it
is
said
the
number
of
Protestant
marriages
among
the
natives
continuallj'
increases.
Til!"
JiAXAC!2N>:«'"
IVoHHOKS;
They
Are
Fully
Conli
rxii'ud
by
Ofllcial
■Kt'liortN.
MANILA,
January
2—6:10
P.
M:—Colonel
Pott.it,
cbimnanding
the
Thirty-first
In
-
fantry,
and
Lieutenant-Colonel
Hayes,
who
commanded
the
three
companies
of
that
regiment
on-board
the
transport
Mahatiense,
which
arrived
here
November
20th,
and
reported,
terrible;
"experiences
at
sea,
iho
steamer
being-.classed
as,tinsea
-
worthy,
uiidermahnod;
and
short
01!
pro
-
visions,
have
filed
official
reports
corrobo
-
rating
in
every
detail
the
..exclusive
etory
of
the
Associated
Press
%at
-the
time,
de
-
scribing-,
the;
hardships
of
tho
soldiers.-
Tho
Colonel's
report,
which
is
particu
-
larly
vigorous,
recommends
a
claim
against
the
ship's
owners
for
the
uniforms
of'the
whole
battalion;
which
wore,ruinf
td
(i'.uins
the1
passage.
.
Until
liisti'uvls
tor
Jones.
COVINGTON,
A"
A.,
January
2.—(Spo
-
(U.)—The:.i
Democratic
convention;
at
Warm
Spriiiga
to-day
sont
delegates
from
Bath
to
tho
senatorial
convention
to
nominate
a
successor;
U>
Senator
Mc-
Corkle.
The
delegates
were
instructed
to
vote
for
Hon.
C.
P.
Jones.as
long
as
his
name
was
before
the
convention.
Any
delegates-present
are
authorized
to
cast
the
full
vote
of
the
county,
and
in
the
event-'of
failure
ot"
all
delegates
to.
attend,
the
Hon.
George
K.
Anderson,
of
Clifton
Forge,
was
requested
to
cast
the
vote.
Mine
DilUeiilly;
A<'.iii*te<l.
"
BIUMINGHAM,
ALA..
January
2.—The
trouble
between
the
mine-operators
in
Walker
county
and
tho'
United;:.-Miner
Workors
has
bc-en"'■-.■adjusted;'
and
the
minors
who
have
been
on
strike
for
cloven
weeks,
will
return
to
.work,
lne
trouble
was
caused
by;a
demand
for
in
-
creased
wages,
but
this
was
refused.
Ins
miners
'
affiliated
with
.;
the
Knights
of
Labor
did
not
quit;
work
when
iho
United
Mine-Workers_-
made
their
de
-
mands.
Both'
organizations
have
now
boon
recognized
by
the
mine
operators.
Fatal
KesuH
of
a
Feud.
CHATTANOOGA.
TENN.,
January
2.—
As
the
result
of
a
family
foud,.;
Jorome
Hensoiiv
and
Thomas
Jones,
both
of
Wall-of
county.
-Ga.,.
ongngod-in
a
quar
-
rel
at-Cedar
Grove.
Jones
knockod
Hon
-
son
dovrn
with
a.
weight,
crushing
his
skull.
Henson
managed,
to
rise,
got
his
pistol,
and,
following
Jones.-'..overtook
him
as
he
was
entering
his
store,
llonson
omnliou
tho
contents
0!"
his
pistol
into
Jones's
:body.!
tho
latter:
falling
dead.
Henscm
is
now
at
the.
point
of,death;
Sfhooni'i'
Rose
Ashore.
.
\'EW.
YORK-
JanuaryV-2.—The
threc
-
m'astod
schooner
Eva
D.-Rose,..from
NorT
folk
for
Camdc-n.
N.
J..
lacen
with
pig
-
iron
-
is"-ashrre
at
Cold
Spring-
Harbor,
near
Cape
May.
N.
J.
.
Lite-savors
havo
gone
to
her
assistance.
-:-
■
Grolcer
I'ro.urressijiu'
Fururalily.
LONDON,
"Junuary
2.—Richard,
Croker,
of
"New
York,
who
broke
his
leg
yester
-
day
near
Wantage,
while
.mounting-
a
horse,
is
reported
this
evening
to
be
pro
-
gressing
favorably
■
towards
recovery.
The
Xasliville
.llonclies
■■Mniiilii.
WASHINGTON,
Juhuary
2.—The
Nash
-
ville
arrived
at
Manila
Saturday,
making
the
fourth
of
tho
five
vessels
-recently
ordered,
to
Manila
at;
the.
suggestion
of
Admiral
Dewey.
;
Ctitini
yon
lilnlenljeryr
Xo\v.
n.
l'rince."
;
BERLIN,
January
2.—Emperor
William
has:conferred
the
title
of
prince
on
Count
yon
.Eulenberg,
the
German
Ambasscidor
at
Vienna.
•''
.
'.•
;
;
.
.
Keep
the
money
'.for
lire-iiv.surance
at
home
by
insuring
:with
Virginia
State
In-
Kurarice
Company.
;
'
-
_
;
.:
:
.
.
T,
-U
ALFRIENI^Asen^:
British
Score
a'
Success
"at
the
Orange
iiirer,
ANOTHER
FLANK'MOVEMENT.
It
Turns
Out'as
Well
as
Did
"'{French's
at
Colesberg.
-
.;■
■
.
'
-■;.
:
——-*xs-—-r-r~J-
"''
COLOXUTi-
TJIOOI'S
DO
THK
AVOKK:
Tliey.
Ilnve
JJeeti
I^oiis'«»S
<f>
lie
Al
-
lowed
to
Fiirlit.
"tin'il
Are
at
I.n«t
Given
an
OppoTinnity.
V.liicfi
They
liiijirove.
LONDON".
January
2.—The
War
OKlce
has
recelve'd'
the
.following-
from-
Cape
Town,
under
to-day's
date':
'
"Colonel
Pilcher
reports,
through
tho
officer
commanding
at.
the
Orange
rivor:
"M
have.completely-
dofrtitedi
a"
hostile
commando
at
the
Sunn3'side
laager,:
this
day.
January
Ist,
taking-
the
laager
and
forty
prisoners,.."..besides'
the
'killed
and
wounded.
Our
casualties
nre.
two
privates
killed
and
Lieutenant
AcHe
wounded.
Any
e-ncompert
at
Dover
Farm,
twenty
miles
northwest
of
Belmont,
and
ten
miles
from
Sunnyside.V,
.
DETATUS
OF
THE
FIGHT.
BELMONT.
CAPE
COLONY,
January
2.—A.dispatch
from
the
Associated
Press
representative
at
Dover
Farm,
dated
Jan
-
uary
Ist:
says:
'
"A
mounted
force,
consisting1
of
100
Canadians
of
the/Toronto
company,
and
2-flO
Queenslanders,
commandtid
by
Colonel-
Klckards;
two
guns
and
a
horse
battery,
under
Major
DeTtougemont;:
forty
mount
-
ed
infantry,
under
Lieutenant
Rya.n.:'and
of
the
Cornwall
Light
Infantry,
the
whole
commandc!
by
Colonel
Pilcher,
left
Belmont
yerterday
at-
r^'On
on
a
march
westward,
covuring-
twenty
miles
before
sunsot.
The
force,
encamped
at
Cook's
Farm,,
where
tho
troops
were,
welcomed
enthusiastically.
'
.-
.
\
BOERS'
FLANK
TURNED.
"At
ti
o'clock
this
morning-
the
force
ap
-
proached
a
spot
Vv'here
a
laager
of
the
Boers
v/as
reported.
Colonei
Pitcher,,on
iapproaching
the
position,
which
was
"a
line
oE
strong.kopjes,
detached
Major
De-
Hougeinont,
with
the-giins,
thy
Toronto:-;,
and
the
mounted
Infantry,
to
work
to
-
ward
the
right,
making
a
turning
move
-
ment
himself,
with
•
the
QuK'.-nslaiulers.
toward
tho
south
position.
.
The
Boers
left
their
laager
and
opened
fire,
but
the
Queenslanders
completing
the
inovesntiiu,
the
laager
was
captured;
with
forty
prisoners.■■■-■.
The
British'
casualties
.were.
I
w5~
men'lciirodf:'
f"rif
ce'liferi
wourTd'id,'
iiiid'
one
man
missing.
"The
M-hole
force
worked
admirably.Thg
two
men
killed
belonged
to
the
Queen
-
land
contingent."
COLONIALS
DO
TUB
WORK.
Another
dispatch
from
Dover
Farm,
dated
January
Ist,
says:
;
"The
Colonial
troops,
v/ho
have,
been
longing
to.be
allowed
to
men
the
Boers,
have-
at
last;been
given
an
opportunity
to
do
so,
and
have
scored
a
brilliant
suc
-
cess.
The
raid
conducted
by
Colonel
Pil
-
cher
was
very
difficult,
owing-
to
the
fact
Uiat
tho
'movoments
of
the
troops
v/ere
imrnediiiteiy
commtinioatod
to
the
Boers
by
natives:-
In
order
to
prevent
this,
Colonel
Pilcher,
in
making
his
forced
nmrcli
from
Belmont,
loft
a
British
trouper
at
-every
farm-house,
with
in
-
structions
not
to
allow
the.-
natives
t.i
leave
their
lints,
tho
patrols
calling
the
names
of
the
natives
hourly,
hi
order
to
prevent
their
escape.
"In
the
manoeuvre
-at
"Cook's
Farm,
Colonel
Pilcher
-sent
mounted
patrols
er.st.
One
oE
these,
consisting-
of
four
men,
commanded
by
Lieutenant
-Adle,
■
suddenly/
encountered
fourteen
Boers,
who
opened
lire.
The
Lieutenant
was
severely
wounded,
ami
Private
Butler
gyve
up
his
.horse,
in
order
to
.curry.tho
Lieutenant
out
of
range.
Another,
Pri
-
vate,
wliosa
horao
hud
Lolteil.
returned
pluokily
to
render
service.
He
was
wound
-
ed
in
tho
log-
and
his
horse
was
kilied.
BURGHERS
SirRPE:ISED.
;"Meanwhile,
Lieutenant
Ryan,
who
had
worked
magnificently,
reported
that
the
■veldt
on
the
right
of
the.
enemy
was
cloar,
whereupon
Major
De.
Kougoinont
ordered
the
guns
to
advance
at
a.
trot.
They
arrived
within
500
yards
of
the
laager,
unlimbered,
and
planted
five
'shells
in
as
many
minutes
within
the
laager.
Immediately
the
enemy
could
be
seen
streaming
over
the
kopje.
They
wore
completely
surprised,
but
quickly
opened
a
well-directed
fire.
"A
ropresentative
of
the
Associated
Press
had
the
privilege
of
carrying
an
order
to
the
Toronto
company,
which
sent
them
at
double-quick
into-
action.
The
order
was
received
with
great
satis
-
faction:
The
company
rushed
forward
until
within'-1.000
yards
of:
The
enemy's
position,
when
it
opened
a
hot
fire
iipon
tho
kopje,
and
completely
subdued
the
Boer
lire.
The.-Briiinh
artillery
shelled
tho
position
with
wonderful
accuracy,
!"
while
Lieutenant
Ryan,
with
the.mount
-
led
infantry,
worked
round
and
completely
-
!
uncovered".th^
fire
of
the
Boers,
who
had
!
born
ensconsed
in.
the.
bushes.
[
AUSTRALIANS.
LAUGH
AND
CHAFF.
••Meanwhile,
Colonel
Pilcher,
with
the
Quoenslanders,
taking
advantage
o£
every
cover,
made
a
direct
atta-ck,
.the
Auitra
-
liims
moving
slowly
but;
surely.
The
Queenslaniieis
behaved
with
great
cool
-
ness,
laughing
and
chofiing,
even
at
the
moment
of
greatest
peril."
PILCHER
OCCUPIES
.DOUGLAS'S.
DOUGLASS,
CAPE.
COLONY.
January
2._Cqlonel
Pilcher
has;occupied
Douglass,
without
opposition,
and
has
been
received
with
enthusiasm
by
tho
Loyalists.
GERMAN
CRUISER
FOR
DELAGOA.
BHR
LIN,
January.
2.—Tho
German
se
-
cond-class
cruiser
Schwalb
has
left
Dar
-
os-Salaam,
a
seaport
of
Africa;
twonty-five
miles
south
of
Zanzibar,
Xor.Lorenzo
Mar-
GERMAN
HIIIP
SEIZED.
HAMBURG.
"January
2.—The
Hamburger
Correspondenz
announces
that
the
Ger
-
man
'-urk
If;uis
."Wagner.'-
of
Hamburg,
was
seized
by,
the
British
at
Ddagoa
Bar.
on
Decembei-'lllst.
and
that
her'
own-,
er?
;havo
lodged
a
complaint:
with
thy
BritL-.li
Foreign
Gil'iot.
_
.*
."."'
BUULER'SiARMY
CONFIDENT.
LONDON,
January
3.—The
Daily
Tele
-
graiih'
has
received
the
following,
dated
Jahuarv
2d.
=
from
.
Frere
;Camn:
.
■
"The
weather>is
rtiie.
Tho:Tugela
river
is
now
fordabie.
GoiK-ral,Bullets
army
is
If}i
nno.
form,^
ready
atul
:;6nfidvnt
for
the
work
■
before
it."-
:;
,
'
-'-
;.
-:
"pILCHER'S:
OPPONENTS
.
DISE>OYA:I
;
:
.;■■•:;.,•.';•
'/
BRITISH?
-
-/
MOD6ER"
RIV
ER.";
Ja'nuarj-•
2.—Yester
-
•'
day's
*cavali;j;.exp.«;dlufin,^-uuder}General
-:Babington,S-commanding'/
the*^Ninth"'and
•TwelfJh*?Lahcers'.
proves
to
"have
-been;.ln1.
■
-co-operation".,-with
J"
a;'
similar
i;:moveinerit
;
This^'directod
by-;
General
j
;-,\Vood,|Cohsisted.,of;:a
liying
column:.and
-a
1a1
|fqrce^,under;J
Lleutenivnt-jC^^e^^l^K^S
"fromvßelriiont.V
This*:force;moved
into
the
'territory.'between
■
the
Orangej.
and/lliet
■rive'rS.t-At;
Suuny.-iide,
northwest
of
.D<iu
-
jg-lassT^it
encountered
a
considerable
".com-.
mandd.fibelieved!to
be'wholly?c6mp.os?ed:o*
|
disloyal*Britisli.stibjects."
General-Babihj;;-
j
'ton's,-force-proceeded';ln
the
same'direc
-
■tion,
button
the.iiorth^side
of
'Rlet'
river.'
.The
'reßiilt:;oC
this
reconnoissatice
has
not
Yet
been'reported.-;
:
".
-
.
■
'.'■■
\
.'■;;
;THK;BtJNpt;svaATti-iNC[i)RXT.-:,
.
VBBRlJN.iJanuarj-
2.—Strict
silonce
is
fnaintiiined
,:in
ofliciat
circles
regarding
-
the
Bundesrath
incident,
but
the
corre-
-
spondenfoif'.the*
Associated
Press
learns
|
"that
the'"alTatrihas
created.an
extremely
j
painful
impression
in
political
circles.
.
j
:'■'
EnefgeticVdlplomjLtic
stops
were
imme
-
diately,
taken
In
li>ndonl
"and
"the.
mad-
j
misslbility
of
the
right
of
a
British
i
.cruiser
to
search'a
German
mail
steamer
j
un
"the
high>
seas
has
boon
emphatically
1
asserted.'
The
government
is
awaiting:
Ijondon's
response
before
taJcing
further
'action.'
?'
'■"■■'.
-■
;
:"'
The
owners
of
the;
Deutschland
deny.
positively
that
she.
contained
persons
or
goods
justifying
seizure.
.
•
.PORTUGUESE
-KULEK
MUM.
-
■
LISBON,
Januarj-..
2-—The
Cortt-s
was
opened.-
to-day.
No
mention
was
'made
ot
Gruat
Britain
or
■
the
,
Transvaal
in
tho.
speech
from
the
throne.
PRECAUTIONS,
AT
DUBLIN.'
DUBLIN",
January
2.—Extra-"
precau
-
tions
huve.
boon
adopted
by
the
military
authorities
here..
The
constabulary
has
been
fully
armed,
and
the
sentries
from
sundown
to
morning-
have
beon
Increased
at'the
barracks.
Patrols
march
around,
andail
leaves
oi
tibsence
are
suspended.
!
FRENCH'S.
VICTORY
CONFIRMED.
j
LONDON,
January
2.—The
success
oC
General
French's
column.,
is
at
length
contlrmed
ofricially,
the
War
OfUce
Uiis
afternoon
.issuing
a
dispatch
from
Cupa'
Town
Monday,
January
Ist,
as
follows:
"French
reports
at.
Z
P.
M.
to-day
from
Coleskop,
b\-
heliograph,
as
follows:
■
'
"
'laeavlhg.
at
Reusbur!,',
holding
the
enemy
in
front,
half
of
the
First
Suffolks
and
a.suction
of
the
Royal
Horse
Artil
-
lery
I
started
thence
at
5
in
the
after
-
noon.
December
,:!lst.
taking
with
me
iivu
squadrons
of
cavalry,
halt
of
ttie.
Second
Berks,
and-
eighty
mounted
in
-
fantry,
infantry
carried
in
.wagons",
and
ten'guns.
.
_
,
.
-H
halted
for
four
hours
at
Maitlor
s
Farm."
and
at
'8::«
this
-morning
occupied
the
kopjo
overlooking
and•--westward
of
Ooles'oers--•
The
enemy's
outposts
wore
taken
completely
by
surprise.
BOERS
USB
BRITISH
AMMUNITION.
"'.'At
daylight
we,:.
shelled
.-
the
laager
and
enfiladed
the
right
of
the,
enemy's
position.
The.artillery,
tire
in
reply
was
very
hot
from
a.
ir>-pounder,
-
using
Royal
Laboratory
ammunition,"
and
other
«mns.
We
silenced,
the
guns
on
the.
'enemy/a
right
Hank,
demonstrating
with
cavalry
and
guns
.to
the
north
of
Coles
-
burg
-to
wards
tlie
junction,
whore
a
strong
-
laager
of
the
enemy
was.
holding
;a
hill,
and
a
position
southeast
of
Colesberg,
as
far
as
the
junctiou.
Our
position
cuts
the
line
of
retreat
via
the
road
and
bridge.
Some
thousand*
Of
Boers,
with
-
two
giins
iire
reported
to
be'retiring,
to
-
wards
Norvalspont.
All
Remington's
scouts
proceeded
towards
Achterland
yea-,
torday
morning.
Slight
casualties..^About
three;
killed
and
few
wounded.
Details
later.'"
BOER
VIEW
OF
COLESBERG
FIGHT.
PRETORfA.
January
.2.—l^ast
night
(Sunday)
the
British;
in
.great
force,
at
-
tacked
Commandant
Schoomans.com
-
n>amio,
in
:
the,
Colesbcix
District,
and
tried
to
storm
the:position.
They
repeat
-
ed
the
attack
this-
morning,
but
were
forced
to
retreat,
the
Boors,hoUHng
the
position.
The
loss
o£
the
British
is
not
known,
but
it
is
reported
to
have
been
;
COMPLIMKNT-^Q-T-nB
-;Tlt
AitS^VAl*.'
The
Boers.consider
it
a
compliment
to,
the
Transvaal
that
Lord
Roberts
should
'have-been-selected
for
the
.supreme
com
-
mand
of
the-British
forces.
.
;,
avaxt
to
riGiri'
fon
viciokia.
Citizens
of
HriUslx
Colnmliia
Will
;Ofga'nl«i
a
Corps,
VANCOUVER,
B.
C.,
January';
2.—Con
-
siderable
disappointment
has
been
caused
throughout
this
province
by
the
failure
of
the
Dominion
.Government
to
include
in
the
second
Canadian
regiment
for
Smith
Africa
a
company
from
British
Columbia.
Prominent
citizens
of
Van
-
couver
have
decided
to
raise
a
corps
of
.100
mounted
infantry,
providing:
horses
and
defraying-
all
expenses.
At
a
meet
-
ing
called
by
Mayor
Garden,
it
was
de
-
cided
to
try
to
induce
the
government
to
accept
this
corps.
Three
hundred
applications
have
been
received
from
young
men
of
this
city
and
district.
All
are
skilled
horsemen
and
good
rifle-shots,
and
many
offer
to
pro
-
vide
their-own
mounts
and
equipments'.
Attuelies
Lunch
AVitli.
AVillielm."
BERLIN,
January
2.—The
foreign
mili
-
tary
attaches
lunched
with
the
Kmperor
yesterday.
.
The
Kmperor.and
the
Crown
Prince,
at
noon,
received
the
Japanese
Minister,
who
presented
the
Order
of
the-
Chrysanthe
-
mum
to
the.
Crown
Prince.
Many
thousand.dollars
are
brought
to
Richmond-each
year
by
local
insurance
companies,
and
many
thousands
are
sent
away
by
citizens
to
foreign
com
-
panies,
iloral:
Insure
with
the
Virginia
State.
Don't
fail
to
attend
the
Inventory
Sale,
going-
On
at
the
MILLER
CHINA
STORK.
■'•':.
_
-a»-
;
■
WetltliiigT
Invitiitions,'
-
"Visiting-
Cards,
Monograms,
Coat
of
Arms
engraved,
Writing-
Papers
stamped.
-Ml
good
work
and
proper
styles.
HUNTER
&
CO.
I'iirlor-Cur
Service
Between
Kieli
-
juondand
Danville,
The
Southern
railway
announces,
effec
-
tive
January
15th,
parlor-car
sorvice
will
be
inaugurated
between
Richmond
and
Danvillu
on
Trains.7
and
s,
connecting
at
Danville
with
United
States'-
Fast-Mail
Train's
Xos.
:;5
and
CO
for
all
points
South
and
Southwest,
carrying--
dining-cars;
also,
through
.
Pullman
sleepers"
for
At
-
lanta,
Memphis,
New
Orleans,
Jackson
-
ville,'
St.
"■Augustine,
Miami,
and
all
Florida
points,
with
direct
connection
for
Havana,
Cuba.
•
Use
Roll
Uoy
iJulcinar
I'owder.
Guaranteed
absolutely
puiv.
Ilest
Grannlatsd
Sogar,
sc.
Pound.
'i'eas
and
CotToos
retailed
ut
v.'holesa.i<»
price?.
:
CD.
KENNV.
Northwest
Broad
and-
Sixth
streets;
-southeast-Main
and
Seventeenth
streets.
ChurcH
Alinxiriacs
for
IJ.'OO
;':
i
at.HUNTER
:&
CO.'S.
k'.
Use
Itol)
Koy
lluUlcjk;
I'owiler.
:
.
Guaranteed
absolutely
i>ure.
■
.
'
_—■'..',
'
~o——;
—.
.".
-
■..
■
"Hammoml"
Floweri
for.
Christmas
presents...
Blooming
Plants,
Carnations,
Primroses,
Narcissus,
Bego
-
nias,
Orange-Trees.
Palms.
Ferns;
and
Cut-Flowers:,of
ail
;k!n<2s.:
.
■•".:.,■'.;
'■
Use
Kob
iloj-
UaUlnjir;
I'oivder.
Guaranteeii:
absoiutely..i>ureV
v.
If
"the
lUiby
.I*rCuttiuK:.Tee*li
;;,;
bo'
sure
and;use'thit
oidXaiv.l
;xVi!l-tried
remi-dy.
Mrs.
Winalqw's
Soot
hi
-Syr»
I>.
for
children
teethlnk-'.'
It
soothos
T^e
child,
s&ftensCthe,.,Kitm3,v.uUavs
all.pa.n,
cu'es:windrcollcC-and
iiajthe.-b^t
remedy
for
diarrhoea,
iTwoutyriive
cents
a
botile.
THREE;CENTS
PER
COPY:
BLACKBURN_HAMp
■■■
-.
■;:
--.'-
■'..-■..---..■
-
.
.
:
.
-
-
>,;.,.
..
;■
.■■
■
..
♦
i
.
■
Duly
'Nominated
by
Demoeraße
r
.
Ca«
for
Senator,
;|
A
BRILLIANT
ASSEMBLUC'd
Galaxy
of
Kentacky
Beauties
and
Ti?ong
■
■
of
Blacltlmrn
Admirers.
-,
•
.
~^*—
-
"
:"4:"4
nr.UE
GHASSXEGISI^ATUnE--aiBETS^
It
Org:»nlAC»
J»j*
Election
of
DtsiM
.--..'
'
■
■
■■■■"■■
;i---,^yT'i
Tro
Tern.
of
tlie
Senate—Governor^
31e.-H.sasc
Antl-CSscarette.
-■
.
FUANX<FORT,
TCT..
'Jani::ify.
2.--A
fte
four
years,'
.retirement,
former-:S*natoi
Joseph
Clay
Styles
H
lack
burn
was;
oho'sei
to-night,
by
the
joint
caucus
of
,th©;;l>e
mocratic
nismiers
of
tho
L«4?JslatuiriMa«
the
successor
of
William
Lindsay
tltL'iQy.
United
States
Senate.
""
-:/j
Notwithstanding
the
fact:
that.
.B)ack
buvn'3
nomination
was
a
foregone'conctu
s=ion.
and
his
electioa
morailx
;ccr
tain,
the
proceedings
to-night
were
Ten
aot^d
in
the
presence'ot
a
galaxy
ot:
Ken
tuoky
beauties
■
and
a.
dense-
tlircss^o
Blackburn
admirers.
;
'
-l'-^
The
caucus
convened
at
3
o'cldcfc.
:arn
was
called
to
order,by
Sonator
Goebe
chiilrman
of
the
joint
caucus.
Ther&^\va
a
wild
demonstration
In.
the
gailerie
when
Goebel
cumo
irito.
.the
hall
tbVfor
caliins:
the
caucus
.to
order,
the
chaeriu
continuing-
several-minutes.:
.
■'.","■
-.-:•■■>•
*;3
TWO
X>EMOORATIC
.DISSENTERsi
Senators
Alexander
and
Hayes
(Demo
crats)
;ur.d
McConnell
(Populist),
staye
out
of
the-cauciis.
.
Senator
Blackburn
was
placed
ininbm
nation
by
Senatotv
CJoobel,
who
said"
th«
thu
longest
and
bitterest
fight
ever
fougl
for
senator
iv
this
State.,
■which
-;bega
four
years
ago
(when
Deboe
defeate
Blackburn),
Was
about
tc»
reach.'its
"ju=
termination".
The
State
Capitol
rang
.wit
chfcerd
as
he
phiced.
Ulaukburn
in.s.noni
nation,
.
-
.
•
-
■
v;j
Senator.
Thomas
asked
that
the
roli^t
called,
so
that
every
Democratic
mernb*
miy&t
have
-an.
opportunity
to.
goto
record
for
Blackburn.
Senators
'Alexar
der
and
Hayes
failed
to
respond
to.
the
names,
otherwise
the
vota
was
uiian
moud.
Goobel
was
applauded
when,
si:
voted
for
Blackburn.
-
..
V-'V
LEG
ISLATUKK
OROANIZKD^
-;|
J
FRANKFORT,
KY,,
January
;2.-fßol
houses
of
:
the
•
Legistaturo
orgiinizeil^?
-noon^by;electing**
the-"
nbinin'e'e!j'''b£
;"2a:
night's
Democratic
caucus.
In.;
•'.'.
tl
House,
South.
TrimWe,
for'
Speaker,;
r
c-tlved
the
full
fifty-eight
.Democrat
Aor^s
ami
J.
P.
Haswell
all
c"
the
iort;
two
Republican
votes.,
For
presUlentrpi
tern.
of
the
Senate.
Goebel
ivas
eJecte'
The
four
Democratic
senators
who
boltt
tho
"caucus
itist
night.voted
tor
the
chuc"»
nominees
to-day.
Governor
\V.
S.
Taylor
submitted,-s
messago
0"
over.
4o,t<A)
wordi,
'
covarit
Stats
affairs,
''and
presenting
el-fibora'
reasons
for
repeal
of
the
Goebet:
eiectlc
law.
which,
ho
called
the
"infaniy
6trlSj
which
had
demoralized,
disturbed;."^ai
disgraceu
the
State."
cC
■..
}
Tha
Governor
recommends
a
strinser
law
against
lynching
and
all
rnoba,
hi
tho
prohibition
of
the
use,
as.
well
.as
tl
sale,
o"
cigarettes.
'.
-
j^-l
WfIALLEK
GIVES
BON
IX
FJtANK
FORT,
ICY"-.
January
2.—Jni
H.
"Whallon,
.who
is
uccnaed
by
Senat-.
S.
B.
Ilarrell
of
having
attempted
';
bribe
him
by
outering
him
-St,^
to
ya
against
Gosbel
in
the
gubernatorial
co
test,
arrived
li^xe
thi.i
afturndoa,
;ur
gave
bond
iv
th«
sum
of
810.
W.
He>w;
accompanied
to.
the
*
Sheriff's
,othce
.i
,Gt>noral
P.
Wat.
liardin
2nd
oxh'
anti-Goebel
leaders.
lEis
examiningr'?trl
is
set
fur
!i
o'clock
to-morrow^
wheajh
attorneys
-will
enter,
a
plea
against,
tl
jurisdiction
o£
the
local
courts,
clalmli
that
the
offence,
if
there,
ia
one,
w;
committed
in
Louisville.
WATCH
ON
BRIBE
MOXEY.?V:f
,-•
LOUISVILLE,
XT.,
January
2.-Couiit
Attorney
Polsgrove
and
Sheriff
\
Sutt
came-
here
from
Frankfort
to-day,
yfl
subpoenas
for
President
Lorlnir
.a:
Vault-Clerk
Speed,
of
the
Louisville.Tru
Company,
to
appear;
before
Judge
Cantxi
of
the
Franklin
County
Circuit.iCoiir
with
the
box
In
which
Senator
S.
B.
'Ha
rell
and
John
H.
Whallen,"
accordbigi
;
the
former's
story,
placed
$4,5'
X),
Übo
pri
;
which
Ilarrell
says
vms
agreed
upoail
his
vote
against
GoebeL
.
;.
The
otllcers
oe
the
Louisville
Trust
Cox
1
pany,
at
a
conference,tc-nlght.
decided;
;
answer
the
subpoenas
in
person,
and.
;w
!
leave
for.;Frank£ox"t
to-rnorr°w
nior?'?
!
At
the
'..refiupst-.pt
the-Franklin
■
couii
otKcers,
tho
Louisville
police
ha.ve"lits
a.
watch
on
the
box.since
a
late-ho
last
iilsht.
.
(KtKHKI.
XOTICK
OP
COVTKST.
iViue
Different
Ground-H
lor
Saij
■
Action
Set
Out.
.
-
-\~A
FRANKI-'ORT/
KY..
Jaisuary
y~-~F:
noticrt
oL'
contest
by
"Senator
Goebal^ai
J
C.
W.
I:eckhoma?ain3t
Governor'Ta
lor
and
Lieutenant-Governor
Marsh:
was
served
taw
to-day.
Nina,
dltfere
grounds
o:"
contest
are
embraced,
-in.
ti
jiotico,
the
substance
ot
which
Is
■«.»
iti
lows:
.
-
■-
■
i'l&i
J.
Alleged
use
of
tHiaue
ballot*
"J^f?*
counties.
'
*
.
'
.
.:
.;
,:
l.
"Military
Interference
-with
tn^.
gig
(CONCLUDED
ON.
FIFTIt
PAGB.)j
■
The
VVeath-ei^
c
.»i
WASH
INGTON.
January;
|J
FJJB
'-^rfcast;-
ior
Wednesdayr^a:
--•
■■■
t,
Thursday:
_>
,
-■?
Virginia—Fair
%V"«dnes(ray
a:
Thursday:
light
westerly
-winds.
:
■/
Norih
and
South
Carolina—Falr:;not|
cold
Wednesday;,
fair.-Thursday^^
westerly
wind*.
'"
--i
THE
:
WEATHER
IN.:
.fitCUMO^
YESTKBDAY
was
cloar:and;cotd.?thoaj
milder
in.the
aftertioon;ansl.ar'iils*at^th
'for
soy
oral.
days.
,
_
';."',i
-•
State-
<..C
thermometer:
,
-'
■■
-*-
*-
••«•••
••
•••
••••••
..
„,
VI-
night:.:.:...•
i-V-rj^M
■'■•
"■
]
iloau
Ktenipejß