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BIG BATTLE IS DUE
Buller in Position to Strike Deo'siv
Relieve Ladjsmith.
HIS ENTIRE COLUMN FACING THI ENEMY
Ly tlelon's ' Brigada Crones tha Tajela River
at Potgictersdrift ,
ENFMY'S ' POSITION IS BEING BOMBARDED
Five Miles Higher Up General Warren
Oros'es with Pontoon ,
BULLER ISSUES APPEAL TO 1113 TROOPS
( nlnero Hriiorln Movement of Troop.N
In Vlclnlt- SlerUnlroin lon-
iloti .Military ICxiirl Coafl-
iloitt llrlllNli Will Win.
( Copyright , 1300 , Press Publishing Co. )
LONDON , Jan. 18. ( New York \\urld Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) The London
Morning Post's war critic writes In the Issue -
sue of todny ( Friday ) :
"Tho expected battle was not fought yes
terday ( Thursday ) , but It can hardly be
delayed beyond today.
"General Duller has live-sixths of his
foree with him and will strike with all his
might. The plan Is to flank the new posi
tion prepared by the Boers and to attack the
enemy from the went nnd south In the
trenches they hold north of the Tugela
river. "
liniiior of Itcllcf at l.ailjHinlth.
( Copyright , 1300 , Press Publishing Co. )
LONDON , Jan. 18. ( Now York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) The rumor
early this morning that Ladysmlth had been
relieved after the battle the War olllce
would not confirm or deny. The clerk on
duty said Iho rumor was premature , but ho
hoped It was true. Figuring on the latest
/ positions with maps the experts think War-
* reu was about Hovcntcmi miles from White's
outposts late Wednesday night.
LONDON , Jan. 18. 12:30 : a. rn. At mid
night the War ollleo announced that It had
110 further news for publication.
When questioned with regard to the
rumored British victory and the relief of
Lads-smith the officials replied that they had
loeclved no Information to bear out either
leature of the rumor nnd were Inclined to
think that serious fighting must precede the
relief of the town.
A special from Durban , dated Wednesday ,
says : Advices from Potgletersdrlft , dated j '
yesterday ( Tuesday ) , say that Sir Charles '
Warren has arrived within seventeen miles j | I
of Ladysmlth nnd that the British wounded i j
are arriving at Mool River hoapll.il by uvery j I
train. Indicating that there has been severe
lighting. Neither report is yet confirmed.
LONDON , Jan. 18.New ( York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) The Leader I
expert predicts that General Buller's force
Is able and willing to threaten both passes j
to the Orange Free State and the roads to
J.iulvHmlth. Ho declares they are In a posi
tion to flank the Hour entrenchments on the
pont and west of Potgletorsdrlft nnd expects
Generals White nnd Buller to join forces
In a day or two without great difficulty.
llnttle K\i > rc < cd Today.
LONDON , Jan. 19. 4 n. m. Military
critics In affiliation with the war office conI I
Elder that the expected battle south and >
west of Ladysmlth can hardly be delayed I
beyond today. From Durban It Is reparted j
that lighting has already begun. General ,
Buller's forces In the flanking operation
across the Tugela are some 1,300 or 1,400
bayonets. The disposition of his other 15,001) )
or 20,000 men Is not known , but the assump
tion Is that the whole army will be in action
when the hour for combined movement ar
rives.
Three weeks ago General Duller had 30,000
men. Considerable reJnforcementH have
Blnco reiicheil him , giving him probably 35- i
000 men nnd eighty guns all told. Estl- i
mutes as to how many men and guns the ]
Boers have to oppose him are mere guessi i
wcrk. I
In not replying to General Lytleton's shellIng - !
'
Ing they are using the tactics that proved
'
co successful In the battle of Magersfon-
toln and Colenso , lying low In their trenches , I
hoping thus to conceal their precise poul- !
tlon until the .Infantry advances.
ISniirrt Sees an
Tlio Dally Chronicle's expert sees a curl-
oub analogy between General Buller's sltu-
nllon now nnd the eve of Magcrsfonteln. I
y Nov.ns then , the Boers are making a |
\ utuml with their backs to Investing lines
within a few miles. As Lord Mcthuen , j
nfler crossing Modder river , had to attack i
the Spyfontoln and Magcrsfonteln hills , so '
General Duller , after passing the Tugela ,
tr.cop the Invisible Boer entrenchments In a
rough country.
One rorrcapondont mentions General Bul-
lor'n wheeled transport of 5,000 vehicles ,
which connect him with the railroad , about
Ihlrty miles to the rear. Among these ve
hicles are thirty traction engines , which
draw from ten to fifteen wagons each.
General Buller's warning as to the misuse
of the white flag by the Door * In his
jiroeloiuatlon to the tioops Is considered n
rather broad hint to glvo no quarter. Ilia
librnso "there will bo no turning back" Is
I > liiyetl upon editorially by the morning pn-
jior as presaging cheerful announcements.
The absorbing Intereet felt In Natal makes
other theater ! ! of the war seem microscopic , i |
Lord Mothucn lies behind hla works nt i 1
M < dder river. It let estimated that his forces ,
will have to bo nearly or qulto doubled before - I
fore ho can relieve Klmborley. British re
inforcements nro moving toward General
French ut Rensburg. With those ho Is ex
pected to advance. General Gatacro's men
occupy Lopozburg , a slight advance. The
war office announces that next week will
liii embarked 72 guns. 3.710 men and 2.210
liorm-j. This Is the largest consignment of
nrtlllcry ever nont abroad. The War office
invites \oluutcern for u sharpshooters bat
talion of yeomanry.
SliiMVx lll'li * MarUxmaiiNlili | ,
Sir William McCorrnlck. In the Lincet.
nay of the 30'J wounded In the hospital
vtritrU by him. only eight had been hit by
KU'llB.
Mr. Kipling has written the following
characteristic letter to the British Guiana
liranch of thn Navy league , In recognition
) of n contribution to the war fund ;
"Bravo ! British Guiana. Seeing what
( hey have had to contend with lately In
the sugar line , they have done uncommonly
well. Please convey to them my best
thanks first as vlco president of the league.
BiionJ au perpetrator of 'The Absented Dog-
fioi , ' and third as u fellow-contributor to
4ho big Jackpot which wo are bollinn upon
TrinuiR' behalf. Have you seen Brazil and
1 Trinidad como Into the gamp ? "
Voliiiitr Tn Cor llocr Vrnu.
NEW YORK. Jan. IS George W. Van
glcklcu , treasurer of the- American Trane-
vaal fund , en lit todny that between ten and
twenty ahle-bodiexl young n.en apply In
[ x'rson ' to him every day to be sent to South
Africa to fight on the Boer side.
111 t.i.mrx Founts citoss
ttletonN llrluaili * at I'olKlrlcr.idrlft
Warren M Ml' ' * * i Auny.
it , l ! ii. liy Prexj. Pubtl hlnR Co. )
AN'S FARM , Jan. IS. 7:15 : a. m.
World Cablegram Special
Tc-lpgraHTl Tuesday evening General Lyt-
Helen's brigade , with howitzer bait ry.
rnrnrd the Tugela at Potiker. , lrlft and
took kopjes facing the Boer p sltlon with
out opposition. On Wednesday Warren's
brlgnde also effected a crossing at Trlch-
ardtsdrlft , six miles higher up. The naval
guns and howitzers have been bombarding
the lloer position nil day. CHURCHILL.
SPEARMAN'S FARM. Natal , Jan. 18. 10
a. m. General Lytleton's brigade , with n
howitzer battery , crossed the Tuci-ln river
nt Potglotersdrlft on Tuesday , January Ifi.
The water rose above- the waists if the men.
The Doers fired two shots and then re
called their forces to the trijn hcs. Iho ras-
tago bc.Ing uninterrupted. _ ; * The nritlvh ad
vanced In skirmishing order and the small
kopjes on the summits were occupied by
C:30. : During the night It ruined heavily.
Yesterday ( Wednesday ) the Boer trenches
wcro vigorously shelled In front of Mount
Alyo , A\hllo the British remain" ! In p s-
session of the kopjes nnd plains. Hcn\y
mists cnvcl * icd the hills , but the naval gum
and the howlt/.craxmade grod practice , tlior-
i oughly searching the trenches. On thn Boer
I right a breach was made In a tnndbag em
placement , whore It Is supposed Boer guns
had been placed. The rnnnminilo was heavy
and continuous and the Boers wcro observed
leaving the trenches In small parties. The j
hill facing the British psltlon : was shelled j |
next. i '
General Warren has forced a passage of
tlio Tugela seven rnllns to the left.
Mull.-r' i Olllelal Iteport.
LONDON , Jan. IS. 0:37 : p. m. The War
ollleo has Issued the following :
"From Buller , Spearman's Camp , Janu
ary 18 :
' ' 'Ono field artillery , howitzer battery
and Lyttloton's brigade are across the
Tugela at Polgletersdrlft. The enemy's posi
tion Is being bombarded by us.
" 'Five miles higher tip Warren has
crossed the river by a pontoon clghty-llvo
yards long. Ho hopes his force will , by
evening , have advanced live miles from the
river to his right front. The enemy Is busily
entrenching. '
"From Roberts , Capetown , January IS :
" 'Gatacro reports that 300 men of all
ranks have been moved from Bushman's
hoock to Hopcrberg , nnd the Seventy-fourth
field battery and one company of mounted
Infantry from Sterkstrom to Bushman's
hotck. Otherwise there Is no change. ' "
Movement to Hrllevi * l.iiilyninltli.
MOUNT ALICE , near Potgletersdrlft ,
Natal , Monday , Jan. 15. The forward move
ment for the relict of Ladysmlth began on
Wednesday , January 10 , from Frere and
Chloveley. Lord Dundonald'n mounted
*
brigade , with the Fifth brigade under Gen-
oral Hart , comprising the Dubllns , the
Connnughts , the Innlskllllns nnd the Border
regiment , proceeded northwesterly to
Springfield. The position had previously
been thoroughly recounoltered. A few miles
outsldo of Frcre Lord Dundonuld passed
targets erected by the Boem to represent
a force advancing In skirmishing order. Evi
dently the Doers had been firing at these
.from the adjacent hills.
Lord Dundonald pushed on and as the
main column advanced It was notified that
Springfield was not occupied by Boers and
that the Fifth brigade had taken possession.
The British transport extended for several
miles and comprised some 5,000 vehicles.
The mounted brigade advanced rapidly ,
not meeting with any opposition. The Brit
ish scolits had minutely , searched all the
suspicious country , but there was no sign
of the enemy. The column advanced to
Mount Alice , facing the enemy's mountain
fortress.
Horn * I.eiiTn I'otKleternilrlft.
The Boers had been at Potgletersdrlft the
previous day , but a body of South African
horse swam the stream under fire and
brought over the pont from the Boers' side.
The Eoers were evidently surprised at the
appearance of the British on the scene. A
long camp could bo seen on Tugela heights ,
facing Mount Alice , but the enemy quickly .
struck camp and cleared off Into the moun- '
taln i. A buggy was seen leaving for the
hills on the right , presumably with General
Joubert , or some other commandant. General - j
oral Buller took up his quarters In a pleas
antly situated farm house belonging to Mari i
tlnus Proctorus , who had disappeared. j
On Friday a loud explosion was heard , j
Subsequently It was found that the Boers |
had destroyed a bridge under construction
seven miles above Potgiotersdrlft.
General Buller has Issued a spirited ap
peal and Instruction to the forces , begin
ning :
"We arc going to the relief of our com
rades in Ladymnith. There will bo no turnIng -
Ing back. "
The order proceeds to advise the men j
when they charge and are given the condl-
tlcns under which they should receive the
surrender of any of the enemy. It also
warns them that the Boers are treacherous
In tlio use of the white flag. This order has ;
been received with enthusiasm In every
camp.
The march was very trying , but the troops
are now encamped amid very pleasant sur
roundings , Their health Is excellent and
all are confident.
SA.MI3 01,11 STOHV FIIO1I MAFKICI.Vt ! .
TellH of llnrmlcHU llomlill nl incut , IvIII-
liil ! Mnli'N anil Children ,
( Copyright. 1W9 ! , by Press Publishing Co. )
MAFEK1NO , Jan. 3. ( Now York World ;
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) ( Via Mo- i
chudl , Rhodesia , Jan. 0. ) The Boers com-
pleted on Now Year's day what may prove to \
bo their last ycnr of Independence by a ,
heavy , but comparatively harmless , bomj j
bardmont. Four men and four muleo were ,
killed and much dtmiago was done to prop- ,
erty.
erty.Tho
The familiar "entertainment" was given ]
yesterday , though with perceptibly flagging |
energy. I
Today the Boers succeeded In killing throa >
children. It eeemed Ilko merely atrocious
murder , for the burghers appeared to bo |
llrliig deliberately on the women's laager '
with courage and gunnery abnut on a par. !
Fortunately for the British hero the vie- |
tlms wcro Dutch children , poor llttlo things ,
and their killing will afflict the Boers them
selves. MAJOR MAILLEY.
HOPE THE TIDE HAS TURNED
llitort | Iail-Niallli llun lliin Itellev
CoiiNlilcreil I'reniiKui'e i\ii'i'- |
ttiK a Stnlilioi'ii FlKht.
LONDON , Jan. 18. A Capetown special
dlepatch. dated today , says It la persistently
reported there that Ladysmlth has been re
lieved.
j Thu rumors from Capetown that Lady-
; smith Is already relieved are apparently
i ahead of the fu-u. In any case Field Mar-
| thai Lord Roberts , whoso report was dla-
patched thU morning , w.-.a not aware of it
and his dates preclude thu pauilbltlty that
the troops mentioned In his dispatch have
( Continued on Fourth Page. ) i I
CASTELLANE IS BANKRUPT
Anna Gould's ' Dapper Foreicn Oount Makes
Sensational failure.
HE DROPS MILLIONS IN SPECULATION
TIIJJ , with Slnc'kN on the Itouroo ami
N Mmrii of lli.iVntlliSull *
for Aincrlriiith ills
ColMltl'MM ,
( Copyright , 1MO , by Press Publishing Co. )
j 1'AIIIS. Jnn. lS.-Now ( York Woild Cable-
: eram-Speelnl Telegram.-All ) Paris la ills-
cusMiiB the reports nuhlishod today that
, Com , Bom ife Cnstcllnne
, husband of Anna
! Gould has lost several mlllUiis In slock
| speculation In the lost two months. Just
how many millions It Is dlilicult to ascertain ,
jwomo say 2 > . , OOO.OfiO and rame only 5,000,000
; francs. What is said to be certain Is that
, the count found it Impossible to tettlo and
! that his powerful connection begged for
| time ami that llnally several brokers conj -
j seined to oreanlzo a temporary icscuo. The
I count and counts sailed last Saturday for
j ] Now ork for the purpose , It Is said , of upi -
i reallni ! to her brothers for aid.
j ' NEW YORK , Jan. IS. ( Special Telegram. )
--f.-orBo Gould , brcthor-m-lnw
( | - - of Count
| i C.utcllano. declined to se no.nnpcr callers
at hU ollleo In the Western Union Telegraph
building , Through a representative he sent
word that he knew nothing beyond what he
iimi seen In the newspapers about the alleged
flniMiclal troubles of Count Castollane
Miss Helen Gould said she expected the
Count and Countess Castellaiio to reach Now
l ork on the Lucanla on Saturday. On their
visit hero they will stop at a hotel.
AriNoolatrd 1'rex.t Ver-l-ta.
PARIS , Jan. 18. Alleged heavj MSSCS of
Count Donl do Castcllane on the bou. . were
made a sensational feature by some of the
papers hero today , lloth the Temps and
I'lgaro spoke in a g-mrded way of the collapse -
lapse of u hull speculator , whoso position Is
said to have been badly shaken at the last
settlement by the decline of certain stocks
In which ho Is said to have plunged. The
Figaro nlio Indicated Count Iloul do Cas-
tellano fairly and clearly by describing the
speculator a a member of the Chamber of
Deputies and a prominent society man who
had not disguised his sympathies for un
compromising nationalism. Moreover , It was
added , ho had started on n long voyage
"to find resources to repair his broken for
tunes. "
The Figaro added , perhaps a little ma
liciously , that his friends hope he will not
meet with disappointment , saying : "Some
' '
'patriotic' causes arc very expensive and for
want of a better excuse this pretext can
always bo put forward to those who , owing
to distance , are ignorant of many things. "
The Matin openly mentions Count do Can-
tcllane's name and nothing but disastrous
speculations , the crashes and lenses reaching
as high as 20,000,000 of francs , were talked
of yesterday. Respecting the count , the
Matin said :
"But our own Inquiries show his losses
do not exceed 3,000,000 , ho having succeeded
In getting 'straight on seven or eight trans
actions. '
Snlld for Xeiv York.
"Count llonl do Cnstellano left for New
v ; > rk a. few -.dnya . 'ago 'willtils wife , nnd'
it Is probable the assistance of his brother-
in-law will not bo found wanting and that
ho will tldo over the situation of monetary
embarrassment. "
Marquis do Castellane , father of Count
Bonl do Castellauo , denies most emphatically
the story that Count Boni has failed to
meet his obligations duo to bourse transac
tions , for the simple reason , he adds , that
his ton has never taken part in the alleged
speculations. The marquis explains that the
fact that Count Bonl and his wife are on
tholr way to America has been taken ad
vantage of and furnished the opportunity
for falEe rumors.
In the face of this denial by the marquis
It Is remarkable that papers of the standIng -
Ing of the Matin , Figaro and Temps should
give currency to such allegations , and some
explanation on their part will doubtless be
forthcoming.
, The Matin took the opportunity to make
the following Interesting remarks concsrnlng
Count do Castollane's position. It Informed
Its readers that his wife's "dot" was $ lfi-
000,000 , which gave an income of over J800.-
000 , and that even at Paris ho could cut a
figure with that , adding :
"All Parisians know the grandiose mansion
on the Avenue du Boise bo Boulogne , which
la the hobby of his wife , who dreamed to
outvie the Vauderbllt palace on Fifth
avenue by a perfect reproduction of the
celebrated castle of BIols. Count Honi'a
well-known Generosity probably explains
Ills contribution of CO.OOO francs to. M.
Deroulcdo , which figured In the police
chief's report on the anti-republican con
spiracy. "
\ < > t a .McmlMT of Ilii' IIoiu-Ne.
Count de Cnstellano has not been posted
on the bourse , as ho is not a member. If
the allegations were true he would bo simply
a prlvato speculator , acting through a
broker and unable for the moment to meet
his obligations.
The Marquis do Castelluno has written to
the Matin the following letter : "Your good
faith has been abused. My son , Count Donl ,
nnvcr Indulged In any bourse speculations
and consequently cannot have been pro
ceeded against. If ho worn In Paris ho h ! n-
self would dlspcso of this Invention. In his
absence his father begs to repair the Invol
untary wrong you have done him. "
Inquliics made at the best sources of In
formation , which , however , are not willing
to be quoted , Infer that Count do CastcHano
was involved in speculation In anticipation
of a rlso In stocks on account of the expected
oosy British victory In the Transvaal , and
the British reverses caused such a deprcs-
blmi that It was Impossible for him to meet. !
'
his losses with riady money. The specula
tions are understood to IIHVO been through i '
private eources and tliorcforn It Is difficult
to secure absolute continuation of the re
ports. The matter probably will bo settled
privately.
TALK 1'mc : : , iMiupAiti : von AVAIL
Oxear 'I'dIn ( lit * llll.mliiK How
Mueli lli > l.ov. IVacis
STOCKHOLM , Jan. IS. King Oscar , In
the speech from the throne at the opening
of tlio Klksdag today referred to his love of
peace , to which he hud tcstllli'd , ho declared ,
by appointing delegates to the peace cou
rt-route to Tbo Hague. Ills majesty , how
ever , went on to say :
"But oven If a satisfactory solution of
the arbitration question should be reached ,
no country would be absolved from the duty
of taking defensive measures. Nor will the
cxibteucii of un arbitration tribunal release
any country from the obligation Imposed
by the maintenance of neutrality. "
The budget provides for the appointment
of a military attache In Berlin.
IliiNklunViir Ship Axrounil ,
ST. PKTKUSBUHG. Jan. 18. The Russian
Ironclad Poltava , of 10,800 tons , la danger-
cuely ashore near Llbau. on the Baltic. The
1 oltuva waa built at St. Petersburg in IS'Jl.
It is. 3G7 feet six inches long and sixty-nine
feet wide and has a depth of twenty-six feet.
Its Indicated horse uowcr Is 11.2S5 ; Its
armament consists of four twelve-Inch guns ,
twelve 5.0-lnch quick-fire guns and thirty ,
four smaller guns. It als * has six torpedo
tubes. The- cost of Its construction was J.V
400,000.
VENEZUELAN CRISIS PASSED
Pri-Nhlcnt Castro AK.iiirps Mlnl.Moi-
l.oomlNo DeiiinnctVIII lie
.limit * on Korclttiu-rx.
CAHACAS , Venezuela , Via llaytlcn Cable ,
Jnn. IS. The political and financial cflslp ,
Involving tension between the Bank of
Venezuela and the government , has np-
I parcntly passed. It Is now understood that
the bank directors who were arrested had
become politically involVtnl.
President Castro todcy assured United
! States Minister L.oomls thnt money would
j not bo demanded from foreigners.
I The report that a French squadron has
been ordered hero Is donletl.
.11A.V.UJIJ.V MiliOTIATI.Vh POIl WATKIt
KiiKllNh Conccrii Alter r Coiitraet to
Supply ( ! u > ( /It ; .
MANAGUA , Nicaragua , Jan. IS. ( Corre
spondence of the Asiojlatcd Press. ) The
municipal government of , Managua 'and the
j Nlcaraguan company , limited , an English
I concern , nro negotlatlng.ns to terms for
supplying the city with yure water from
Lake Asozla , n volcanic ( rater two miles
southwest of here. According to the pl.iui
of the municipality , the company , If It un
dertakes the work , must , ' fifteen months
after acceptance , complete'the water plant
and furnish a full supply from the lake.
The Nicaragua ! ! company , ' whoso hend of
fice is In London , owns Iho water works ,
mains and supply pipes and the reservoirs
now-supplying the city wlth-wnter from Lake
Managua , just In front of this placet. It Is
claimed thnt this water is ; iiot pure , owing
to filth of the city belnK washed down
by rains into the lake.
Air a I n.it Canadian MlKhl-Honr l.aiv.
VICTORIA , B. C. , Jan. is" A petition has
been presented to the legislature f.m nil
the loading mines of West.Kootcnal , repre
senting $50.000,000 of capital. Peeking the
i repeal of the eight-hour law and declaring
It had been prematurely nnM Improperly In
troduced and had excluded capital and de
prived mine owners of working nt a profit.
Its constitutionality Is challenged and the
declaration Is made that unless It Is re
pealed or amended it will bo necessary to
close the mines or cut the wages.
AVH1I | ) | to Surrender Moore *
SANTIAGO , Chili , Jan. IS. Court of first
instance has acceded to the proposal to
deliver to the United States authorities
Frank T. Moore , accused of embezzling $53-
000 from the National Bank of Commerce
In Boston. Moore has appealed to the supreme
premo court , which will render a decision
cext Monday. The press condemns the
Chilian authorities and expresses the hope
that the supreme court will not confirm the
decision to surrender the accused.
WouliJ I < < . < e ! | > rocn4 < > .
BERLIN. Jan. IS. Referring to a Wash
ington dispatch concerning the open door In
the Philippines United States Ambassador
White informed the correspondent of the
Associated Presa today that In all discussion
with Count von Buelow regarding the open
door In the east It had beta assumed that
such a polIcy 4woud ] bf r . [ Tuoatcd In tha
'
Philippines , although no forma' } request for
a promise had been made.
Acriirlnnn 1'if.lilnir Mcnt lllll.
BERLIN. Jan. 18. A largely attended
meeting , promoted by agrarian members of
the Helchstng and the principal butchers ,
was held today in Berlin In the interest of
an early consideration of the meat Inspec
tion bill. The promoters expressed confi
dence In their ability to pass the measure
In a shape not acceptable to the government
and hostile to the United States.
St. Mury'H AVrci-lc Still a Myiilrry.
ST. JOHN'S , N. F. . Jan. 18. No addi
tional facts In connection with the steamer
wrecked In St. Mary's cove have been devel
oped today. The agents In New York of the
whoeo steamer Heligoland Is supposed to be
German-American Petroleum company ,
the Ill-fated vessel , have telegraphed to
the German consul here to use every en
deavor to recover and bury the bodies from
the wreck.
Victory for the fiovrriinioiit.
PARIS , Jan. 18. The promised Interpella
tion of the government's attitude concernIng -
Ing the strikers of St. Ktlcnno directed
against M. Mlllcrand ( socialist ) , the minister
of commerce , came up In the Chamber of
Deputies this afternoon and resulted In a
victory for the government.
Steamer 1'nrln In Floated.
LONDON , Jan. IS. The American line
steamer Paris , recently ashore off the
Manacles , was today successfully Iloatcd out
of the dock at Milfordhavcn , whore she had
been undergoing temporary repairs , pre
vious to being taken to Belfast for a thor
ough overhauling.
imirL'MH iltetnriiN to nrcNileii.
BERLIN , Jan. 18. Empress Augusta Vic
toria hurriedly returned to Dresden this
afternoon on learning that her mother , Uow-
oger Duchess of Schleowlg-Holsteln , had
suffered a relapse. Former Empreps Fred
erick is said to be suffering with kidney
dlscatc.
Ilumiln. Mnki-N Cor can Loan.
LONDON. Jan. 19. A Shanghai special
jays : It Is reported hero that an agree
ment haa been concluded under which Rus
sia will lend Corea $12.000,000 , of which $5- I
000.000 will bo paid Immediately , Corca hav
ing unsuccessfully applied to Japan for a j
loan ,
iiM. Ill Mil * ( Jovcriliiieill.
PARIS , Jan. IS. The Chamber of Deputies i i
today passed a vote of confidence In the
government by 320 years to 74 nays , on an
Interpolation criticising thn government's
Indecision In the recent strike of miners i ]
at St. Etlenne.
Till : * . ! Wnri * oil Chilian Coant ,
SANTIAGO 1)K CHILI. Jan. 18. Tidal
waves , higher than have been known for n
long time , hove swept along Iho coast , doing
coniildcrablo damage.
Viinilrrlillt Vaelit at ( illiraltar ,
GIBRALTAR , Jan. IS. William K. Van-
derbllt'a steam yacht Valiant , from Now
Yerk January S , has arrived here.
TWO KILLED BY AN ELEVATOR
1 of tin * \ < MV VorU Sloraci *
Warehnnxc IH Arrexled After
tint Accident.
NEW YORK , Jnn. 18. A freight elevator
in a storage warehouse at Ono Hundred and
Twenty-fifth street and St. Nicholas avenue
fell today , killing two persons and Injuring
three others. The dead are :
MICHAEL M'LEAN. 22 years oh ) .
PATRICK LEDDY , 27.
The three Injured wer : Bernard Cahlll ,
35 years old ; James Rlley , 33 ; Richard
Hurnn , 40.
They were taken to a hospital. Thomas
Berry , manager of the storage warehoube ,
\\iuj urrettt.il.
REFIU1S IN CUBAN COURTS
Senor Linuu Suiecsts Ooniraisiion of Cuban
and American Lawyers.
WOOD CONGRATULATES GENERAL LEE
( inventor General IMftixeil with t-
Ult lit 1111N | ( to I'l-OvlllCC ( it
I'liuir del Itlo Tnliiicou lit
( illlll SllllIU' .
HAVANA , Jnn. IS. Senor I.amizn , who
was spcroinry of Justice in the advisory
cabinet of General Brooke. ild today :
"Throo American ntul ihrcc Cuban law-
j yers , noting ns a ccmmUslon could reform
I certain abuses In Cuban laws without In.
I Juring the general consistency of tlio sys-
I tt'.n anil tlio whole country would gain by
j such a reformation. This work of reform
: la only a ( incstlon of time , nt > tlir nbURcs
i must bo swept awny. Many of the well-
! established legal liiBtllutlons nuil principles
of tin- United States would work well here ,
, especially ns Americans are coming In large
I numbers to the Island , but In the reoonj
s > tructlcn of thu Culun legal system the
I guiding principle must bo the character of
i the Cubans themselves.
I "In Cuba It l extremely dinicull to get
i witnesses against persona charged with
! offenses. Take those alleged customs house
| frauds ns an Illustration. A Cuban Judge
, has a. serious Ulfllculty to contend with In
I the fact that Cubans havu not been taught
the sanctity of an oath. For n few cent ones
witnesses CHII be purchased right and left.
"At tlio same time legal proceedings In
thu provinces would bo greatly facilitated
by the establishment of the circuit courts ,
which would reduce the traveling expensed
of litigants as well as save the time of people
ple who live In out of the way places. "
The customs house fraud oases. It Is ex
pected , will be brought to a hearing next
week.
Wood CoiiKratnlateN I.pr.
General Wood expresses himself well
pleased -with the result of his visit to the i
province of Plnar del Rio yesterday. He | ,
saya ho found the tobacco in good shape ,
although sugar was not so far advanced as
It should be , owing to the expensive ma
chinery necessary. Tobacco growers have
all the plants they need , and these require
llttlo attention while growing. He found
no evidence of any suffering among the
people , there being work enough , apparently ,
for all. General Wood congratulated General -
| oral Leo on the "magnificent showing" of the
section of the Island under hla administra
tion.
tion.An
An order has been Issued by the governor
general , directing that the cases of the em
ployes In the customs and other branches
pertaining to the department of war , which
exercises direct Jurisdiction over the cus
toms of the. Island , tbcre shall bo exemp
tion from prosecution , .when any such om-
ployo turns state's evidence In connection
with attempts to defraud the customs.
General Wood hno decided that Senor
i Fryas , mayor of CIcnfiiegos , who T.-as recently -
| cently tendered .1 professorship In the Unl-
! verslty of Havana , may not hold both posi-
' tlons.
I A commission from Trinidad today waited
I upon General Wood and asked that , public
works h began * n TrliiMnrMn ord rHo nr-
iilsh employment to men now Idle. /
KOBBE RULES THREE ISLANDS !
Sail * ivltli llrleadr mid Will lOHfii
ll.sli Civil t.oviTiimontN in I'lncc.s
I nilcr IIlN Jurisdiction.
MANILA , Jan. IS. & :23 : p. m. Brigadier j
General Kobbo has been appointed governor ,
of Albay province and Catanduanes Island |
and haa temporarily been placed In charge |
of the Islands of Samar and Leyte. Ills '
command embraces the principal hemp pro- j
i duclng country. He has been Instructed t6 ;
] establish civil governments In the places
j under his Jurisdiction.
General Kobbo Balled yesterday on the
transport Hancock with a brigade consist- j
I ing of the Forty-seventh and Forty-third
Infantry and a battery of artillery.
t-cncrnls Dates , Wheaton and Schwan have
occupied the principal towns In the Cavlto
and Datansas provinces. A majority of
the insurgents have returned to their homes
and have secreted their guns. All southern
ports will bo opened soon. General MacAr- j
tluir's troops are pursuing many small
bands , killing numbers of the Filipinos and '
securing guns. ,
PROTECTIVE TARIFF LEAGUE
IIolilM flu Fifteenth Annual
Puerto Itlco and
TnrltT I.nld AM Id.- .
NEW YORK , Jan. IS. The American Pro- '
tcctlvo Tariff league hold Ith fifteenth an
nual meeting today. Among those prcnent
wcro William L. Strong , Cornelius N. Bliss ,
Homer Laughlln of California and Charles
Laughlln of Maryland. There was a dispo
sition to discuss a tariff policy for Puerto
Rico and the Philippines , hut It was de
cided that the time was not rlpo and the
subject was laid on the table.
This resolution was adopted :
Wihoreas , Thn Bcnniky of Amerlean-bullt , l
vessels carrying Khe American flag avail- '
nl ! o for us. . , 'by the UrJled State. * in njiy i I
omorBfincy Is nn elwrient of danger thut1 !
Hh'ould ' no ilonift-r b iRii.iml or dduro- '
li'urdttd ; and I !
Wherens , It Is noli oreditable. to us na u I '
nation tlhat we uro rarrylng In Amerl.-un i
vessel not more than uno-els'htli of 1'he ' I
total volume of American
lommorco1 thuri1- > i
fore , b It i I
Hesolvcd , That It ! s Iho duly of congress ! I
to ihpiul the rrcQinmeiuInMnn of President ' 1
McKliiley In his last message , and to t.n. ,
aet legislation tliat will nmiidy such < lc- ' ;
fuel and phuw the American merchant ma-
rlro upun ihn footing demanded by the pus- .
slblo exlgonoles of war and Iho pressing '
requirements of our Increasing uxnoit ,
tnulo. i
These olllcers were elected : Board of i
managers , Charles L. Sanders , E , L. '
Hartshort , A. D. Guillard , Thee N. Ivcs ,
J. E. Thropp ; president , W. L. Strong ; vlco
prrelduita , LeGrand Cannon nnd Joseph E ,
Thropp ; treasurer , Chester Grlswold. |
MUST PAK DUTY ON RAW SUGAR
( ieneral A piirnlMTH Annoniirt ; lei > | _
Hlon on ( 'onnlt'rvalllnt ; Duty
on ( .rrniun .Sincur ,
NEW YORK , Jan. IS. The Board of Clas-
ullicatlon of the United States general op- '
[ raisers today announced a decision overruling - |
ruling tbo protert of the Franklin Sugar
company relative to the assessment of a !
countervailing duty on raw sugar Imported i
by the company from Germany. I
The German government pays a bounty on '
sugar mode In Germany , but under section '
5 of the Dlnglcy act It Is provided that In '
case of the Importation of such goojs a
countervailing duty nqual to the bounty paid
shall bo assessed in addition to the ordinary i
duty. j
Thu tue | tlon at Isciio in thu present case J
\ > as as to whether this countervailing duly ,
should bc < ( isacsHdd on the weight of tbo '
sugar when it left Germany or on its weight '
when it reached tins country.
General Apnraiber Howell , who wrote the |
opinion of the board , pointed out thnt the
i law provides that the additional duty must
be paid no matter "whether such article or
. mrrrhnndlFo is Imported In the same condi
tion nr when exported from the country of
production or has been changed In condition
. by manufacture or otherwise. "
| , ' The bounty paid was estimated on the or-
, Ighial weight and to calculate It on n loss
! < welghl , Mr. Howell points r.ut. would prevent -
| ' vent the ( .olloetlon nt n sum equal to the full
amount of the bounty. The case was ap
pealed to the decision rf the collector at
Philadelphia.
'EUROPEAN ' WAR WOULD ENSUE
i j
I Conllli-t llfMti-cn IttiNNln ami , laiai | > IN
| I.ool.nl for IIM Inevitable
llolli Preparing.
CHICAGO , Jan. 18. "War between Rus-
i sla and Japan is IcokctI- for ns Inevitable
I by the naval olllcprn of these countries who
| have been nearest the probable scene of
future operatlrna , " said Lieutenant W.
Romiuioff of the Imperial Russian navy , who
arrived in Chicago today. The lieutenant
has just completed a three years' cruise 111
Asiatic waters on the Russian battleship
Plhsol Vellky and Is on his way to St. I
Petersburg. Ho continued :
i
"Just how soon such a war may begin it Is
dlilicult to say , but events little , short of
mlraculi.us must occur to avert It. The
Japanese are building war ships as rapidly
or. possible in anticipation of the outbreak
of hostilities and Russia is strengthening
her navy as fast ns she can. That Russia
must have n naval base between Port
Arthur and Vladlvostock is conceded and
that she will try to get one In Korea Is
certain. In the event of such a war It Is
considered probable In Russian naval cir
cles that Russia will have the aid of Ger
many and that England will take the other
side. European war will follow the out
break of hostilities between Russia and
Japan.
"The movement of Russian troops toward
tl-e Afghanistan and British India borders ,
the 'mobilization ' of Transcasplan troops at
Baku and Herat nnd other military maneu
vering on the part of Russia are. . laltcn by
official Russia to moan the beginning of a
movement lo eliminate English Inllucnee In
territory heretofore held by her , beginning
nt Kabul. It is certain thnt England will
have to light to retain her territory In the
cast. "
GROWERS AND SHIPPERS UNION
Fruit Mi-n ami Handler * of Farm
I'roilnetN Form a I'crninitriit
Organization.
KANSAS CITY , Jan. 18. The fruit grow
ers and farm product shippers have formed
n permanent organization be known as
the Growers' and Shippers' National Proleo-
tlvo union. Tbo capital stock is placed at
550,000 , In shares of $1 each. Headquarters
are to bo In Kansas City , with branch
offices in other cities.
Any grower or shipper may become a
member by paying for one or more shares.
The officers are : J. K. Saunders , Pierce
City , Mo. , president ; J , C. Evans , Kansas
City , vice president ; S. M. Barrlck , Kansas
City , secretary ; John P. Logan , Slloam
Springs , Ark. , treasurer.
Vice presidents chosen from each state
represented are : 11. M. Footr- . Sulphur
Springs , Tex. ; J. C. Williams. Fayettovlllo ,
Ark. ; J. A. Jones , Rocky Ford , Colo. ; Oscar
Hayes , Wehers Falls , I. T. ; J. T. Halfiey ,
Holden , Mo. ; K. Bales , Lin wood , Kan. ; Wil
liam Powers , Marlon , III.
HEPBURN SPEAKS AT NEWARK
IIMVII Coimri-NNinan I ( < - | IUIIIN to TOIIN ) ,
lionSliall We Kill n rue Oar
l.alior FlvIilN. "
NEW YORK , Jan. 18. The thirteenth an
nual dinner of the Newark , N. J. , Board of
Trade wa.i held tonight. Among those In
attendance worn Governor Voorhces , Mayor i
Seymour and Congressman W. P. Hepburn ,
R. Wayne Parker and Charles N. Fowler.
One of the guests of honor was ox-Gov
ernor William A. McCorkle of West Vir
ginia , who spoke upon the topic , "The Attl-
tudo of thn Progressive South in Promot
ing the Country's Foreign Trade. "
Following the West Virginian came Con
gressman W. P. Hepburn , who spoke on
"How Shall Wo Enlarge Our Labor Fields ? "
HONOR CiJADJUTOR WILLIAMS
rNlera 'I'hi'olnj'.leal Seminary Con * *
l'iri Deifi'd ! Upon Coadjutor
lllnho'i \vliriiNka ,
CHICAGO , Jan. 18. The trustees of the
Western Theological seminary of Chicago
have conferred the decree of doctor of
sacred theology upon Rt. Rov. Samuel C. Ed-
gall , bishop of North Dakota , and Rt. Rev.
Arthur L. Williams , bishop coadjutor of No-
brnska. Those are the first degrees the In-
'atltutlon has conferred.
< ; ( n-lii-l TcNllinonv Alt In.
FRANKFORT , Ky. , Jnn. J8. Tlio hearing I
of ovldi'iieu In the contest on hoiinlf of 1
Goebol : iiiil Uorklmin , the dornoeratlo con- i
losuiiitu for governor and lieutenant governor - 1
ornor , lic'foro tlio joint oxueutlvc content i
hoard. WIIH completed todny and the hour- !
Ing of evlilenei- for Governor Taylor uliil i
Lieutenant Governor Marshall will begin .
tomorrow. They Imvo live diiys .set npart
lo them , after which Ooebel ami Heckliani
will Imvo one day In rebuttal.
( 'oil * Arraigned for Kiiiliiy.7.liaiiiil ,
BOSTON , Jan. IS. < JharkII. . Cole , for
merly jMVsldent of till ) Globe Nntloniil .
bank , apiieurcd before ( 'ommlsHloner Flsk !
luiluy on tlio cliargo of I'lnbi-zzli'mcnt ami
mlHapproiirlatlng } 9CiQlK > ii of iln > hunk's !
funds. Tlio cane wan continued to Fob- , |
ruriry 1 , IIH IMIUIIFC ] for Ihn d fun < lant de.
sired more time to | ir * nar hlH ease. The
previous hull of $50.000 stands.
Iti'i'd Slou ! ) I in nrolnir. .
NEW YORK. Jan. R-Kolund Reed , the
actor , who IH 111 in St. Luke's hoH'illul , IH
Improving slowly , lie is now able to hit
up | n bed for -short tlrno during thn day ,
though It will ho somii time before he can
lenvo the bed.
> lm i-initiitH of Ocean Vr H , Jan , 18.
At Dromon Arrived II. II. Mblcr. from
Nf-w York.
At Hamburg Arrived Phoenicia , from
N w Yuri'-
At Rotterdam 9uled | MnnFdain. for Now
Yorl : .
At Liverpool Arrived Hylvanln , from
liostou.
At Philadelphia Arrived Holgouland ,
from Liverpool.
At Auckland-Arrived Mnrlpusn. from
ban rTnnrl i'o , via Honolulu , for Sydm-y.
At Kiitc nutzii-aailed-NfBs , for port-
land. Ore.
, At ,9urV"8town-Su"t"l"lhynlnnd. for
I'hlludoliihli ; Now England , for IL.Mon ; I
Teutonic , fur New Vork. j
At N.-w York Sdlled-I.ii Uasi om . | , .r i
IluvrtllMiiid. : . for Bremen.rnvid -
Luhn , from isiurnun , j
ROADS IS BIG POOL
Combine in Order to Oarry Out Anti-rcur
mission Aprecmcnt.
ALL 'ROADS SHARE ALIKE IN EARNINGS
Fifty Thousand Employes of Trunk Lines
Will Lo3o Tholr Jobs ,
ABANDON ALL CITY TICKET OFFICES
Syndicate Will Substitute Joint Offices in
the Larger Okies.
TO ABOLISH MANY OF THE FAST TRAINS
AN Soon a * > nuMeni ComliliinUoii IN
IVrfti ttil Leader * la ( 'onsollila-
tlon Will Turn Attention to
Western Itoiiiln.
CHICAGO , Jan. IS. The Trlbilno tomor
row will say :
In order to carry out their antl-commls-
slon agreement It Is proposed now to com
, bine all the railroads In the country In a
big passenger pool and operate. It In mich a
way that each road will gut an agreed per
centage of the earnings. By such action
no possible credit can accrue to any of the
roads from Ignoring the agreement. Each
i road Is to be allowed to carry nil the pan-
' - ' - It ran secure , but any road that
should manage to get moro than Its allot ted
in up rilon would have Its labor for Its palno ,
as the prollts would go to the competing
roads , which have failed to carry their pro
portion of thebusiness. .
The eastern roads have all voted In favor
of tills scheme and a committee of western
railroads' executive officers Is now at work
to get all the western lines Into the com
bination. This committee Is composed of
S. M. Fclton , president of the Chicago &
Alton ; Paul Morton , vlco president of the
Atchlson , Topeka & Santa Fo ; J. M. llamm-
ford , vlco president of the Northern Pa-
clllc ; J. A. Haruhan , vlco president of thr
Illinois Central , and J. Ramsey , jr. , general
manager of the Wabash.
The railroad magnates do not admit that
the formation and maintenance of a 'pas
senger pool would constitute a violation of
the law. It has always been the contention
of the railroads that tlio section of the Inter
state commerce act forbidding pools relates
only to freight tralllc nml does not affect
passenger business in any way and It now
seems to bo their determination to act and
light It out ou this presumption. The fact
that President Fclton of the Alton IH chair
man of the committee insures the cooperation
tion of the Alton and Union Pacific rail
roads , which have been opposed to pools
heretofore. The Great Northern , which al
ways has been a stumbling block In the way
of pools and steadfastly refused to join
combinations of that kind , Is said to have
been won over.
FIFTY TI1I1USAM ) M OUT.
ItcMnlt of CoiiHiilltliitloi ; of Ort'itt
TriinU-l.nHvfi y V.nht yf riileiiKO.
CHICAGO , Jan. IS. The Chronicle tomor
row will say : AH n result of the recent
consolidations and agreements among the
owners of the great trunk railways east of
Chicago the entire transportation system
between the Mississippi river and the At
lantic oeaboanl Is to bo reorganized , In
volving the following changes : The aban
donment of the city ticket olllces of all the
roads in the syndicate in Chicago , Now
York , Philadelphia , Boston , Buffalo. Balti
more , Washington , Plttsburg , Cincinnati ,
Cleveland , Detroit , Indianapolis , Pecrla and
St. Louis , and the substitution of Joint ofllces
In each city.
The discharge of all city , general travel
ing and district freight nnd pansenger
agents and solicitors of the oa torn roads
In all parts of the United States , Canada
and Europe. This will affect nearlyCO.OOO
men.
men.Tho abolition of all forms of commissions
heretofore paid for the sale of tlckotw over
these roads. This will affect the Incomes
of 10,000 agents and eliminate the scalpers.
Tim establishment In Chicago and Now
York of Joint auditing agencies that will
apportion to each road un agreed percentage
of the total competitive business.
The discharge of all superfluous assistants
to the heads of departments .of the In
dividual roads. Later the heads of these
departments may bo abolished and the work
done by clerks who will report to the two
joint Hgenclcw.
The establishment In Now York of a Board
of Control made of persons representing
the Vamlorbllt , Pennsylvania. Morgan and
Harrison properties , the rulings of this
board on nil questions to be final.
The abandonment of n number of through
fast passenger trains put In servlco during
the last , few years as the r CPU It of sharp
competition. The establishment of common
schedules for passenger trains between Chicago
cage and New York and between all of the
principal terminals of the combination
roads In the territory east of thin city and
St , Louis. The abandonment of all fast
freight trains and the fixing of common
tlrno for these trains between competitive
terminals.
Following nro the roads now In the com
bination : New York Central , Pennsylvania ,
Breton & Albany , Boston & Maine , Fitchburg -
burg , New York , New Haven & Hartford ;
Erie , Lehlgh Valley , Liickawanna , West
Shore , Now York , Ontario & Western , Rome ,
Wr.tortown & Ogdensburg , Laku Shore.
Michigan Central , Nickel Plato , Baltimore
& Ohio , Walmph , Big Four , Chesapeake &
Ohio , Lake Erlo & Weslern , Motion , and
all auxiliary lines of thmo systems ,
When all details for the future manage
ment of thn roads In the wiplorn combina
tion have been perfected the leaders In
the consolidation movement will turn their
Inttpntlon to the territory west of Chicago
land attempt to bottle up the Chlcago-
St Louis-Rocky Mountain country In llko
manner. The combining process may ox-
tcnd ultimately to the Pacific coist. The
Ilarrirnan-Vandorbllt syndlcato owns and
controls the Illinois Central , Union Pacific ,
Northwestern , Oregon Short Line arid Kan
sas City , PltUburg K Gulf. All the big
con.pcitHors of these systems are in with Iho
combining movement and Htarrd ready to go
Into any deal that will maintain Uibo ! rates
and reiluc.n uxpnrihOH. Several small Inde
pendent roads In the west nnd nortbwcHt
toirllory are to be purchanixl.
The fallurn of congress to legalize poolIng -
Ing Is glvyn ns th cause of thu consolida
tion , a the owners are determined to pool ,
if the purchase of every road In the coun
try Is necessary to obtain thut end.
rorinrr I'olli'i-iiuin Killed ,
KANSAS CITY. Mo , Jnn IS. John J.
Kflli-v. formerly pnllremnn , W H shot In u
million iiuarrrl nt Fourth ami WHlniit
strr'Pl" till * nftorini'in liv Worth Il-illcv u
liiirlt'iiilpr , and lirllf < | before the i o'l ' i-
MirK011 arrived. Hal'i-j ' WHI , arrowedvliir |
on bin way to thr Mtlun to fjlvi- himself
u | . Tin nn. 1 1 bail word. " over a bill wliich
Dulluv owed Ktllev.