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THE MILITARY OUTFIT OF THE
TRANSVAAL REPUBLIC
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The British iinlil
dearly for what
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tin lilHtory of
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ten It limy up
pear Hint Dun
dee mid Uleneoo
wens as bail for
the British as
Ijilngsnck and Majulia Hill In ho
battles which won liberty for the
Doers their losses were In the ratio of
7 to 100 of the ItrltlHh
The Doer soldier knows how to sell
his life dearly It Is not n maxim
with him lint a halilt In comparison
with the men England can stack up
against his race there are hut few left
and these must do a deal of killing In
tinier to Insure that bloody revenue
which Is the sole aim of the Doers
life if England Is to rule South
Africa the creators of prosperity Micro
mean to exact a frightful dole In blood
They have been netting ready since the
Jameson raid and with what nature
lias dene for the defense of the Trans
vaal entered this war In shape to keep
It up for mouths
The Transvaal country Is said to be
ns Impregnable as Switzerland that
unconquerable haunt of liberty loving
peasantry There are few bridges and
few roads and the Doer can burn all
his home belongings and yet be In
trim to tight Ills wealth and subsist
ence are on the hoof so Mint towns and
positions are of no consequence An
Invading army however must be tied
to n llxed line of mlvnnce and tight to
Kiiard It Tho Doers can always lliul
the Drltlsh but tho Drltlsh can only
Hud tho Doers when tho latter swoop
down upon n wagon train or Isolated
Iost
At Mnjuba Hill tho Drltlsh com
mander counted on u sure thing be
cause bo could get to tho height llrst
wIMi tho most men Onco there with
Ills Gntllngs he meant to keep the
Uoers from gettlug up at nil There
-was cover on Majubn mil for the de
fenders but no one supposed Mint tho
Boers would climb up lu the face of
the lire hurled at them from rltle and
Catling Mut the Doer Is as ngllo as an
Indian aud knows how to light on his
own hook The llrst thing to do In war
Is to kill the enemy ami every Doer Is
thirsty for Drltlsh blood
Perhaps the Doers arc untrained lu
the highest military sense but so was
General Forrest the mighty raider of
the west so was the Nez Perce war
rior Chief Joseph who for a time out
fought Howard and ilbbon and Miles
with the beat troops of the plains nt
their backs Dm the Doers can light
a wailing campaign and compel tho
Drltlsh to hunt them on their chosen
round Only five years ago the Doers
fought the Kallirs aud it was plain
that the old time cunning had not de
parted from the Dutch who wrested
South Africa from savagery Iu broad
daylight the Kallirs would sweep down
upon some peaceful home llourishlug
spears and knives and assagais but
the Doer worked with his rltlo be
Bhle lilm and his belt studded with re
volvers In an iustaut a farmstead
Tiecnnio a fort and the foolhardy
blacks were slaughtered like sheep
The Kalllr leaders were brought down
ivlth unerring aim In a short time
the Doers manned the stockade with
the women to reload aud pass up weap
ons This war called the Kalllr re
volt ended in n few weeks and the
natives failed to score a single tri
umph even over Isolated bands of
Doers
The preparations for lighting tho
Drltlsh began after the Jamesou raid
but the Doers were not caught nap
ping at that lime When the news
reached Pretoria that IlOOO Drltlsh
were invading the land General Ton
bert proposed to move out with artil
lery to meet the enemy but Ooin Paul
eald calmly that J00 old farmers with
tlielr rllles could easily stop the Drlt
lsh The whole force turned out by
General Cronje to meet Jamesons
iOOQ numbered but 400 aud Cronje
was not a military man either Some
how lhi led the British where lie want
crt them and when they opened with
artillery on tho Doers told his men to
take to iho rocks
At S00 yards the
Doers began to pep
per the rajilers Then Jameson tried
Maxims on the Dutchmen but they
were so well scattered Mint the lire
was wasted Cronje picked out some
or his best riflemen to shoot down the
Bunners and the light was all one sided
after that
After the Jameson rajd the Trans
vaal government decided to turn its
chief cities Into arsenals and be ready
for any kind of warfare Johannes
burg tho metropolis of the discontent
ed uiManders has been looked to best
If attacked from without there are six
forts for defense and tho French and
German long range rilled guns lu posi
tion sweep a wide extent of country
Jf the place rebels against the Trans
vaal authorities It can be destroyed
ly a system of mines In caso that ex
treme step Is necessary to down tho
ultlnnders To suppress an uprising
tho main streets have been brought un
der range of heavy guns Small arms
ud ammunition are at baud to push
things if the foreigners take to force
to make good their demands
Pretoria Is also defended by heavy
guns In massive forts under trained
artillerists Ah the capital Is liable to
siege In case of a war like the present
vast quantities of stores hnvu been laid
In The Doers laugh nt tho Drltlsh
proiHisnl to blockade the portH and
Rtnrvo them out They enn live on the
products of tho country dried meat
aud mealies On a cninpalgii a mount
ed mini curries rations for two weeks
and the Doers on the innrch stand lu
no more need of a cumbersome com
missariat than u tribe of wild Indians
In a hind tilled with game In tactics
the Drltlsh may give the Doer sonic
hard lessons but he has always learn
ed easily While his methods are tho
savage rushes of native warriors these
are up to date iih things go In warfare
of the kind In progress Tho Doers at
tack savagely then retreat to gather
Tor a new attempt They met musses
at Ialugsnek and Majuba Hill also lu
the Jameson raid and were never held
off
The Drltlsh concede to tho Doers the
palm In mnrksiniinslilp At the buttle
of Mnjubii 1 1111 Onornl Colley was cut
down at 1 100 yards Tho Doer can
hit an olllcer as far as he can see to
distinguish Insignia of rank He un
derstands tho erfect of air currents up
on a bullet as the Indian gauges the
lllght of an arrow In this war the
Doers have the best Gorman rllles and
at Dundee and Glencoe the sharpshoot
ers used the Mannllchcr a weapon said
to lie a fearful mini slayer
it Is not true that the Doers have
no army The standing army Is small
but It Is Intended only for tho training
of olllcers In point of fact every
ablebodled Doer Is a soldier of the
army when called out It Is the same
as In Germany except that the Ger
man gets three years of military train
ing In barrack while the Doers outlro
life Is one of training for tho hardships
and emergencies of tho Held There
are 110000 ablebodled Doers today and
not one of them waits for the draft to
put him in the Held He Is ns anxious
to light the Drltlsh as tho most en
thusiastic American youngster was to
light the Spaniards In 1808 Latterly
the Doer youths have been taught to
look for war and It Is needless to say
that they are In lighting trim The
country is divided Into military dis
tricts and the ranks were formed to
invade Natal as speedily as Germany
mobilized to light France
Kncli town city and hamlet In the
Doer country has a volunteer corps
and the headquarters of each corps Is
a rallying point for tho district rouiul
about Tho company is the unit nnil
officers of all grades from captain to
general know their duties and sta
tions in time of war
It seems ridiculous to think of a re
public with a standing army of 400
men forcing an ultimatum upon the
British empire but the truth Is that
the little standing army of the Trans
vaal Doers is a body of leaders In caso
of war These 400 soldiers are train
ed artillerists ami with the help of
nonprofessionals can handle easily
with the best effect 100 guns Dut the
training of these regulars also fits
them for general duty as olllcers of
volunteers In addition to the artil
lerists there are 2000 men In tho reg
ular pay of the state acting as re
serves to the police All of these pro
fessional soldiers are the pick of tho
nntlon mentally and physically and
are the llnest specimens of military
men to be found anywhere
The artillery corps handles quick fir
ing guns Held batteries and heavy
pieces with technical skill 13 very de
partment of an army on a campaign Is
provided for lu tho same way AVlth
his lifelong training to outdoor life and
skill with ilreamis tho average Doer
when called Into the field is the equal
AtwL
STALKIM1 ItltlTOXB IN THK THANSVAAL
of the men in the reserves of the mili
tary nations They are soon massed
Into regiments and brigades aud hav
ing good leaders and a cause the army
Is the ideal as far as It goes
In the Transvaal the Doers number
10000 tit for duty Natal and Capo
Colony have L70O0 and tho Orange
Free State has 10000 -
In tho Held the Doers wear no uni
form Dut clothes do not light aud It
Is the fashion now In active campaign
ing to despise appearances For an
other thing the Doer army has no
cumbersome wagon train and no war
chest so there is no bother about a
base aud Hues of communication Tho
Doer army can stand as long as It
pays to in a given position then away
to a better one It can strike and crip
ple the enemy at one point Mien dasli
off to another This Is guurrllla war
fare of course but since war Is
hell at the best what slgnllles It how
the work Is done
Geouue L Kilueh
THE NORFOLK NEWS THURSDAY DECEMBER 14 1899
NOTES ONJMER WAIL
Fighting Fifth Once Had a
Woman Soldier
HER 8T0RY TOLD ON HER GRAVE
Kroner Unite na Much of n Klnnn
plrr nil n Dlplomnl IlomnrknMo
lliiek of Cecil Illmdcs How Fntn
lllcn of Ilrltlali IlcservUU Wilt Me
Cured For
Aii Interesting fact In connection
with tho Fighting Fifth which hns
pnrtlclpnted In tho Indysmltli engage
ments Is that lt Is one of the few
Drltlsh regiments In which a woman
has fought side by Hide with tho men
says the London correspondent of the
Chicago Tribune It hail been many
years since she Bcrvcd with the Drltlsh
troops but tho members of tho Fifth
never miss an opportunity to boast
that they once hud a real Joan of Arc
lu their ranks
On a grave at Drlghton this history
Is recorded In memory of Phoebe
llossel who wan born at Stepney In
tho year 1711 Sho served for many
years as a soldier In tho Fifth regiment
In different parts of Europe and in the
year 17 15 fought under tho command
of the Duke of Ciimbeiinud In tho bat
tle of Fontenoy where she received a
bayonet wound In her arm Her long
life extended from the reign of Queen
Anne to that of George IV from which
monarch she received comfort and sup
port In her later years She died nt
Drlghton on Dec 12 1SU1 aged 108
Perhaps no country ever went to
war In better Hnanclal condition than
the Transvaal republic In fact Presi
dent Kruger has proved himself to be
quite ns great a Humidor as ho Is a
diplomat In 1S92 tho revenue of the
Transvaal republic was 0279145 and
the expenditures 5048825 These fig
ures Increased In 1S07 to 22401000
nnil 21070Xt0 respectively In that
year the public works figure at 5004
310 and tho war department 4084800
Since 1807 Mie expenditure on MiIh lat
ter item has naturally grown consider
ably
President Kruger undoubtedly felt
for several yenrs that the time must
surely come when be would have to go
to war with Great Drltaln consequent
ly he carefully and patiently prepared
for what has come to pass The Doer
republic Is well supplied with good
field guns with a vast number of mod
ern rifles plenty of food supplies and
an Immense amount of ammunition
All these tilings cost much money yet
the totnl debt of tho Transvaal repub
lic is today under 14000000
This healthy condition has been large
ly commented upon by the Drltlsh
press and It has been frequently
pointed but that n war indemnity can
bo borne with caso by the Transvnnl
In case of Drltlsh success there Is little
doubt the Transvaal will havo to pay
for tho entire cost of the present war
The pluck displayed by Cecil Rhodes
In going to KIniberley wheu he knew
that town was sure to be attacked and
In face of the fact that a reward of
25000 hail been placed on his head
has rehabilitated his popularity In
England not a little It has also
brought to light several stories of tho
empire builders daring in previous
wars At tho time of the Matabelc war
it is related of him that lie went Into a
small Doer laager not far from Salis
bury and asked If the enemy were In
the neighborhood The captain said
they were lu the bush and that he was
waiting In expectation of an attack
Then replied Mr Rhodes wo shall
go out and draw the bush
Carrylug only a switch which he In
variably uses in place of a cane he
went out iu company with tho armed
burghers They soon encountered the
enemy and sent them flying In all di
rections On the way back Ithodes
heard his companions estimating the
number of natives who lind fallen nt
from 20 to 50 I doubt It said he
but Ill go anil see Hack he went
unaccompanied although the bush was
infested with snvages In hiding nnd re
turned with the Intelligence that he
had counted 32 dead bodies
It will probably Interest Americans
for purposes of comparison at least to
know the provision that is made hi
Drltlsh army regulations for the fami
lies of reservists equivalent to the
United States militia who are called
out to war or to colore as the Drlt
lsh put It The family of a reservist
during such time receives separation
allownnce from the government
whether the man remains at home or
Is sent abroad While at home the
man makes his own arrangements for
remitting money to his family out of
his pay but iu tho event of his pro
ceeding abroad the army authorities
perforin this service for him nnd com
pel the remittance of a certain mini
mum amount according to rank He
has of course the option of remitting
a larger sum
The following are the daily rates
Separation allowance paid by tlto gov
ernment to tho wife 10 cents to each
child girl under 10 or boy under 14 4
cents minimum allotment stopped
from the pay of a private when draw
ing a field ration To the wife 8
cents to each child 2 cents the total
not to exceed 12 cents without the
mans consent When not drawing a
field ration the wife gets 4 cents a day
and the children 1 cent each the total
not to exceed U cents without the
mans consent
This system hns been found to be
most advantageous In preventing the
families of poor soldiers from suffer
ing while the heads are engaged in
war The vast majority of corpora
tions aid the families Mill further by
sending them one half the husbands
I wages nil the time he Is nt the front
CROSS TOLA RIVER
British Said to Have Finally
Forced Their Way Over
BTIFF BATTLE IS REPORTED
From Hninn Hourro It I learned General
Methuena Line of Communication In
Cut Seasoned Troop dolus Prom In
lln How the Doors Won nt TtiRola
London Dec 10 Tho Daily Mail
hears from 11 hitliorto reliablo corre
spondent that General Bailor after a
stiff light crossed thoTugolii rivor Tho
correspondent also states that General
Mctliuens communications aro cut and
it was possible that a Hank attack threat
ened tho safety of his column
London Dec 11 Tho war ofllco has
been in communication witli Gen
eral Sir William Lookhart commander-in-chief
in India with a viow of ascer
taining what troops can bo spared from
his forces and it is understood that as a
result a forco will almost immediately
leave Bombay for Durban including four
regiments of seasoned troops with an
ammunition column and a brigade of
artillery including liorso and Hold bat
teries It is hoped tlnit this forco will
join General Bailor within a mouth
Tho Duko of Connaught visited tho
war olllco yesterday Sinco tho ap
pointment of Lord Roberts as com-
S2J rf
COLONEL IONO
in South Africa tho
question of rank no longer bars tho duko
from going to tho front and as he has a
strong dosiro to go it is beliovcd that
only tho queens roluctanco stands in
tho way It uot uulilcoly that this will
bo overcome
Lord Ohcsham commanding officer of
the Royal Buckinghamshire Yeomanry
has been authorizod to organize a forco
of 3000 yeomanry who will proceed to
tho Capo
Tho war office last evening posted a
rovised list of tho casualties in tho battlo
of Mngorsfoutoin giving 51 additional
killed
A dispatoh to tho Daily Mail from
Froro camp says that tho bodies of tho
two guides who misled General Gatacro
at Stormbcrg were found on tho battlo
liold Tho men had been shot
According to a dispatch from Oapo
Town Sir Charles Warren and his staff
havo started for Do Aar This soems
to indicato that tho Fifth division will
bo sent to roinforco Lord Mothuou
which will meet with general approval
as tho opinion is held everywhere that
it would bo usolcss to wasto away moro
time by frittering away raon betweou
tho various columns
Tho Morning Post in a rather alarm
ist articlo remarks upon tho difficulty
of deciding such a crucial matter and
says Besido threo generals iu tho
field all of whom need to be reinforced
there is the robolliou in Capo Colony
to bo considered This makes four
pressing calls on tho Fifth division
Tho trouble is who is to decide and on
what principlo
Tho Morning Post roviowing tho va
rious positions of tho beleaguered com
manders and garrisons asserts that tlio
rolief of Ladysinitli is tho most import
ant emergency and that a victory in
Natal would cliaugo tho wholo face of
ailairs It also points out tlio urgent
need of having tho navy in readiness
to inovo at any moment to protect tho
lino of communications with South
Africa suggesting that a quarrel with
homo foreign powor might coino any
day without any British intention to
havo one
Story of TiiKiilu Klver Iliittlo
London Deo 19 A correspondent of
tho Daily Mail telegraphing from Frero
Camp Natal and describing tho Tugola
River battlo says Tlio Boors in great
forco occupied a btrong intronched posi
tion covering tho river and reaching
back about 800 yards from its further
6ido General Harts brigado on tho
loft first attempted a crossing undor n
murderous Nordonfoldt and riflo flro
Tho Royal Dublin Fubiloors tho Royal
Inniskillin Fusilcers tho Kings Own
Scottish Borderers and tho Connaught
Rangers crossed with suporb unflinch
ing gallantry but tlio position on tho
other side was fouud utterly untonablo
Tho British suffered terribly from a per
fect hail of artillery aud shnipnol while
their own artillery was very badly
mauled They wero therefore obliged
to recross tho river
On tho right General Hildyards bri
gade displaying equal heroism suc
ceeded in entering tho village of Colon
so but tho Sixth battery encountered a
murderous llro and was compelled tore
tire leaving guns and ammunition
wagons on tho veldt This brigado was
also obliged to fall bick Meanwhile
General Bartons brigade failed to take
possession of Hlauwri bill as was in
tended and tho entire forco retired on
Chioveloy General Olery was iu com
mand
The loss of artillery which brought
about tho suspension of this second at
tempt to force the passago of tho river
was duo to lack of adequato precautions
for finding out through scouts whothor
tho way was clear and Rnfo for tho guns
Aa Colonel Long who was responsi
ble for this maneuver has been dangor
ously wounded tho military critics aro
reserved in their strictures Ho has
bcoti in a half dozon campaigns and
was considered ouo of tho cooloot mon
in tlio artillery Rorvico
French Withdraw to Arunilnl
London Dec 10 A dispatch to tho
Daily Post from Nnauwpoort Capo Col
ony dated Dec 10 says Tho Boors
brought a big gun to bear on tlio Brit
ish near Vaar Kop Tho British pieces
wore too small to reach tho onomy and
after an intermittent artillery duel Gen
eral French withdraw under shell lire
but without losses to Arundel
BOERS READY FOR THE WAR
Frourlimaii S 1 1 j Coniinrlni of tho Coun
try Is mi Impossibility
Paijih Dec 19 M DeLong tho
manager of tho dyniiinito factory at
Moddcrfontoin in tho Transvaal has
just returned to Franco and been inter
viewed by tho representatives of soveral
of tho Paris journals Ho says that tho
British government can havo no idea of
tho vast extent of tho preparations that
tlio Boors havo been quietly making for
years with the realization that another
struggle with tho full forco of Great
Britain was inevitable Even should tho
Boers bo driven out of Natal ho points
out no British army could over hope to
outer the Trunsvail and survive
Sinco tho war began ho says hoavy
artillery Mint has been carofully stored
away has been brought forth Ho as
serts that tho forts at Pretoria and Jo
hannesburg aro as strong as any fort
resses in tlio world M Do Long statos
that thero aro about 0000 well trained
German volunteers in tlio Boer army
who havo uot yet been allowed to go to
the front
SAYS GILMORE IS SAFE
General Ynttni Reports Survivors of Party
Aro Now I rcc
Manila Dec 19 It is officially an
nounced that Gonoral Young reports
that ho bolioves tho American prisoners
including Lieutenant Gilmore are now
in tho hands of United States troops
Liouteuant Colonel Howsoo and Major
Hunter havo been operating with small
commands in North Ilocos provinco and
it is supposed that ono of these has ef
fected the release of tho Americans
The report has not boen verified
England Still HiiyluR Mules
Kansas City Dec 19 Great Britain
is becoming a heavy buyor of mules
hero for uso iu tho Transvaal war Al
ready 1300 mules have been shipped to
South Africa A thousand more will
havo gone in two weeks and another
ordor for 1000 head is almost certain
says Captain S M Smith of tho British
army now hero whou this second ship
ment making in all 3800 head of mules
bought in Kansas City for English use
in tho war is made Tho first shipment
of 700 has reached tho Transvaal and is
in service
President Approves Death Peunlty
Washington Dec 19 Tho president
has approved tho recommondation of
tho secretary of war in tho cases of
Private W F Scarborough Company
B Third infantry and Corporal Dan
Phoffor nnd Privates Otto Cronin and
Peter McBcnnett all of Company B
Sixteenth infantry Theso soldiers
wore convicted of rape in tho Philip
pines Dan Phoffcr was sontenccd to
imprisonment for lifo and tho others to
suffer the death penalties
Witness Wanteil to Eat Glnss
Mausiiall Mich Dec 19 But for
the restraining influence of Judge Smith
F F Stevenson a chemist of Detroit
would have oaton glass on tlio witness
stand in tho Sanderson caso yesterday
Mr Stovcnson testified ho had fed threo
dogs ground and powdered glass and
ato it himself Ho assorted that tho
glass had not hurt tho dogs Examina
tion of their intestines failed to show
any laceration
Kiiusns Volunteer Kurt Ills Life
Toitka Dec 19 Frank McFadden
v mombor of company A Twentieth
Kansas committed suicido hero yestor
day by taking morphine Whilo iu tho
Philippines ho was detailed to act as as
sistant manager of tho Manila military
railway Ho was tho son of ox City
Clerk S S McFadden a votoran of tho
civil war
llcoosnliil liy All Nations
Oahaoas Dec 19 President Cas
tros troops yesterday reocenpied Mara
caibo ousting General Hernandezs
forces without a struggle Spain Italy
and Germany having indicated their re
cognition President Castros govern
ment has now been formally recognized
by all nations
Mrs llaiiiuerger on Trial
St Louis Deo 19 Mrs Henrietta
Hamberger tho midwifo who has boon
indicted for murder in tho first degreo
and manslaughter in causing tho death
of Wilholniina Spoon was arraignod iu
tho criminal court yesterday for trial
Tho work of securing a jury commenced
TELEGRAMS TERSELY TOLD
Contracts havo boon lot for 1000000
worth of improvements on tho Union
Pacific ucar Cheyonno
Tom Jenkins of Clevolaud iu a tough
77 minuto tusslo downed tho Turk Kara
Osmuu at Dotroit Momlay
Crawford Fairbanks of Terro Hauto
says tlio strawboard coinbino proposition
lias been abandoned Manufacturers
failed to unite
Congressman Bailey of Texas at his
own rcqucbt retires Ironi tho ways and
means committee Mr Cooper being up
pointed instead
Tlio Elmwood Coal company is iu
financial trouble Henry W Lynch
mayor of Peoria was Monday appointed
receiver of tho concern
The Charles A Voegoler company
Baltimore druggists havo made a gen
eral assignment Tlio principal product
of the concern was St Jacobs Oil
PAMHMuAII
1 niUVlll Mill
JU
Call Money Is Loaned at 125
Per Cent
crash in Industrial stocks
11 1 K Illnclts Aro Thrown Overboard at
Heavy Sacrifices Clearing House Hanks
Take Concerted Action to Keep Down
Interest Kates Trust Company Falls
New Yokk Deo 10 Panic condi
tions dovolopcd on tho stock exchange
yesterday with tho imperative need of
monoy dovclopcd by tho violent con
traction in values Stocks wero being
thrown over without tho slightest re
gard to the prico tlioy would bring aud
at distressing sacrifice of values
No end to tho helplessness of tho sit
uation seemed in sight when in tho last
hour of tho market somo 10000000
was offered on tho stock oxchango by
tho concerted action of tho clearing
house banks to forco tlio mto arbitrarily
down to 0 per cent without regard to
the distracted bidding at higher rates
which was boing dono by other brokers
for distressed operators Tho collapse
in the money rate checked tho decliuo
and drovo tho bears to cover Tho re
coveries produced by thoir urgent bid
ding wero almost as violent as tho do
clincs had been but tho losses wero by
no means entirely retrieved Largo of
ferings of stocks continued at tho rally
and at somo points of tho list prices
broke tinow boforo tlio close making
tho closing exceedingly irregular and
unsettled Tho excitement continued
to tho end with sentiment looking for
ward anxiously for tho dovelopmonts
of nuothor day Tho seriousness of
tho crisis has called forth tho best ef
forts of powerful financial interests
who aro busy concerting measures to
tido over tho monoy dJQlcultios which
beset tho stock market and which by
reason of their extent and importance
of tho interests involved threatou to af
fect tho countrys business interests
unless obstacles aro interposed
It is considered a point gained to havo
effected a cessation of tho ruthless sacri
fice of values long enough for a period
of consideration over night For the
selling of stocks had unquestionably
reached that stage where ordinary pre
cautions of prudence or oven of neces
sity had been thrown to the winds and
the sufferers from money stringency
were unloading in truo panic spirit
The failure of the Produce Exchange
Trust company and of Henry Allen
Co wero telling blows against tho bulls
Before tho concerted relief by the
clearing houso banks the money rates
leaped to 50 GO 100 and according to
tho official record 125 per cent Credi
blo reports assert that 180 per cout was
paid for money during the day Tho
official record of such a transaction was
lost An idea of tho severity of losses
may bo gained from a few specifica
tions Thus Amorican Tobacco fell
2U Peoples Gas 14 Sugar 12 all in
tho list of industrials Tho most prom
inent and active railroad stocks showed
losses all tho way from 4 to 9 points
Tho rallies with tho final forcing
down of the monoy rate to 0 per cent
ran from 5 to 10 points Tho days
transactions rau up to a total of nearly
1050000 shares which is the record
for a days busiuess Tho oxcitomont
was intense all day and thoro can bo no
doubt a largo volume of transactions
aud many quotations wero entirely lost
in the seething turmoil of brokers
Iloer Meeting in Grand ltaplds
Guano Rapids Mich Deo 19 One
of tho largest and most euthusiastio
meetings ever hold hero took placo in
tho auditorium last night under the
auspices of tho United American Trans
vaal league recently organized hero
Tho program was uniquo speakers hav
ing been selected from tho various na
tionalities and each speaker was pre
ceded by national anthoms rendered by
musical organizations in his native
tonguo Hibernians turned out in
forco but they wero outnumbered by
tho Polish clubs and almost equalled by
tho German Tuiiiers Tho speeches all
expressed sympathy admiration and
liopo of victory for tho Afrikanders and
most of them dououueed England bit
terly Editor Pony presided
Sol Smith Kussell Stricken
Chicago Deo 19 Sol Smith Russoll
was obliged by illness to dismiss his
audiouco at tho Grand opera house last
night Tho breakdowu occurred in tho
first act of Tho Hon John Grigsby
Mr Russell was standing behind a long
tablo the sceno being that of a lawyers
olllco Of a sudden it becamo apparent
ho had lost his lines His companion
player tried to prompt him but wiWiout
success Mr Russoll then roso and in
a weak voico and with rather incoherent
phrases asked tho audience to oxcueo
his further offort and to consider tho
performance onded
Weavers Demand More Money
Philadelphia Dec 19 An amended
scale of wages has boon decided upon by
tho cloth weavers of this city and will
bo presented to tho manufacturers dur
ing tho current week Tho scale calls
for a geueral iucreaso of 15 per cout
Tho weavers announce that if their de
mands aro not complied with before
Jan 1 u striko will bo ordered About
000 weavers and 7000 mill hands will
be affected if this action is takon
St I011U Striko Settled
St Louis Dec 19 The disagree
ment between tho St Louis uowspaper
publishers and the striking pressmen
was settled yesterday With a few
changes made by unanimous consent
the arbitration decision was accepted
and the dispute settled
Votes Ior Munlilpal Ottuerslilp
Cedah Rapids Deo 19 Cedar Rap
ids yesterday voted for 1nuuicip1l owner
ship of tho waterworks plant tho prop
osition carrying by about 1500 votes
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