Savannah Tribune

BLACKBURN IS NOMINATED States Senator From Kentucky Succeed Lindsay. Convene Session ations. After four years of retirement, former Senator Joseph Dlay Blackburn was chosen Tuesday night by the joint committee of the Democratic members of the nature in session at Frankfort, where the successor of Senator William Sindsey in the United States senate. Notwithstanding Blackburn's nomination was a foregone conclusion and his election morally certain, the proceedings of the caucus aroused great interest and were attended by a gallery of Kentucky beauty and a dense throng of Blackburn admirers. The caucus convened at 9 o'clock and was unified to order by Senator Guebel, insman of joint caucus. There was wild demonstration in the gallery and Goebel came into the hall before calling the caucus to order, the cheering continuing several minutes, Senators Alexander and Hays, Democrats, and McConnell, Populist, stayed out of the caucus. Blackburn was placed in nomination by Senator Goebel who said that the lance and bitterest fight ever fought for senator in the state, which began four years ago, when Deboe defeated Blackburn, was about to reach its just form. The state capitol rang with Blackburn in nomination made a short second was followed by other organized Blackburn the party on the nomination all of the Democratic nominees in returning him to the sen- Senator Thomas asked that the roll be called, so that every Democratic number might be given an opportunity to go on record for Blackburn. Senator Alexander and Hays failed to recognize their names, otherwise the vote was unanimous. Goebel was impressed when he voted for Blackburn. GOEBEL HAS REGISTATURE. The Kentucky legislature convened noon Tuesday, and the friends of Senator Goebel organized both houses by a election of the nominees of a Democratic caucus held Monday night. In the Senate Senator Goebel was elected president pro tam, and Claude Dennis was elected chief clerk, William Dennis was elected assistant clerk, all of whom were friends. In the House South Trimble, of Kentucky, was elected speaker. Taylor submitted a message of 7,000 words, covering matters and presenting elaborate reasons for the appeal of the Goebel election, which he called the "innovation of 1898, that had demoralized, disbanded and disgraced the state." He asserted at length how many citizens, believed, had been disfranchised and claimed that even after the Holocaust, there was injustice committed by the votes and in making it committed on the great danger to the wealth of having all the elections being vested in any person to the exclusion of all other persons. The governor recommended a central building, a string of synagogues and all mob control, and prohibiting of the use of cigarettes. the house canvassed the house cautiously every day morning. The committee chair, Haswell, of the board of city was nominated by the Dame, ex-Governor Bradley, who were present and went with the members the general public to the session. THE MAYOR, REIBERY CHARGES. The members of attempted bribery against the mayor, B. B. Harrell against the mayor, one of the Louisville mayor leaders, has proved one of the greatest sensations. of the most remarkable campaign, election and contest for state officers Kentucky has ever known. Whallen, who is accused in a warrant, sworn out during the day, of having attempted to bribe Harrell, by offering him $4,500 to vote against Goebel in the organization of the senate and the gubernatorial contest, arrived in Frankfort Tuesday afternoon from Louisville and gave bond in the sum of $1,000. He was accompanied to the sheriff's office by General P Wat Hardin, and other anti-Goebel leaders. In the Franklin circuit court the motion of the Democratic Election Commissioners Poyntz and Fulton for injunction against Governor Taylor's appointees, Mackay and Cochran, was postponed until Friday. COURT ORDERS BOX OPENED. An order was entered in the Franklin circuit court by Judge Cantrell, directing the county sheriff and county attorney to go to Louisville and serve the warrants of arrest on John H Whallen. They carried with them the keys which had been turned over by Senator Harrell to the census, with an order to the Louisville Trust Company to allow them to open the lock box. When the officers reached Louisville the court order was placed in the hands of Sheriff Bell, of Jefferson county, who served it on the officers of the trust company. Mr. Speed, of the trust company, handed Sheriff Bell a typowritten response setting forth reasons for refusing to comply with the order. Before going to Frankfort Colonel Whallen telegraphed to his friends denying the charge brought against him by Senator Harrell. The Goebel leaders promise very sensational developments when the trial of Whallen comes on, and also when the legislative committee goes to hearing evidence on the gubernatorial contest. Senator Harrell charges that Whallen paid him $4,500 to remain out of the Goebel caulcs and vote for the opposition candidate. He says he accepted the money and that it is in a Louisville bank. CANADIANS. HEARD FROM. Colonial Troops Help to Capture a Boer Laager and With It Forty Prisoners. A dispatch received in London Tuesday from the Associated Press representative at Dover farm, dated January 1, says: "A mounted force consisting of 100 Canadians of the Toronto company and 200 Queenslanders, commanded by Colonel Richards, two guns and a horse battery under Major Derougmont, forty mounted infantry under Lieutenant Ryan and 290 of the Cornwall light infantry, the whole commanded by Colonel Pilcher, left Belmont at noon on a march westward, covering twenty miles before sunset. "The force encamped at Cooks farm, where the troops were welcomed enthusiastically. At 6 o'clock Tuesday morning the force approached a spot where a laager of the Boers was reported. Colonel Pilcher, on approaching the position, which was a line of strong kopjes, detached Major Derongement with the gueus, Torontos and mounted infantry to work toward the right, making a turning movement himself with the Queenslanders toward the south portion. "The Boers left their laager and opened fire, but the Queenslanders completing the movement, the laager was captured with forty prisoners. The British casualties were two men killed, three wounded and one missing. The whole force worked admirably. The two men killed belonged to the Queensland contingent." Don't Blow Out the Gas. W. J. Hadden, of Madison, Fla., blew out the gas in his room at a Jacksonville hotel and was asphyxiated. He belonged to a wealthy Florida family and had traveled some, hence great surprise is expressed at his act. Citizens of Florida Are Again Enjoying Emerald Legal Brilliance. The fisherman of Florida are des- ded because of the beginning of the season fishing season which bears date of December 31st. SEIZURE WAS ILLEGAL. Choite.Sendé a Report. The state department received Tuesday from Ambassador Chosse at London by cable a statement of the facts he had developed in connection with the seizure by British warships of American goods on the three merchant vessels, Beatrice, Mashona and Maria. The goods comprised not only flour, but miscellaneous articles of common trade. They were shipped for Lourenzo Marques, in British and German ships, but our officials contend they were not subject to seizure. They could not, however, lodge representations on the subject until they were possessed of a knowledge of the facts, and as soon as Mr. Chosse's statement came to hand an instruction was caned to him to inform the British government that we could not admit the right of seizure in these cases. This is the preliminary step usually taken in such negotiators. Next in order will be a report from our consular representative at Lorenzo Marques respecting the present condition of the seized or detained goods and the damage sustained. Ambassador Chote selects the British premier, Lord Sallisbury, at the foreign office Wednesday evening for the purpose of making the first official representations on the subjects of the Delagona Biy flour seizures. Mr. Chatoe received no definite reply as the premier informed him that the British government had not yet arrived at any decision as to whether or not foodstuffs were contraband of war. But Lord Salisbury assured Mr. Chatoe the commercial rights of the United States would be equitably considered and that a decision in this important matter would be reached as soon as possible. The interview was brief. WHALLEN BOUND OYER. Officers of Trust Company Are Heard In The Bribery Case. The most interesting development at Frankfort, Ky., Wednesday, in the charge of bribery made by Senator S. B. Harrel against John H. Whallen, the Louisville anti-Goebel leader, was the appearance in the circuit court of the officers of the Louisville Trust Co. and their statement concerning the reating of box 539, which, as far as it went, corroborated the original statement made by Senator Harrel. President Hector V. Loving, of the trust company, appeared before Judge Cantrell charged with contempt for disobeying the order of court to turn over the vault box alleged to hold the $4,500 which is claimed was to be paid to Harrel for his vote against Goebel. Judge Cantrell adjudged Loving's response insufficient and ordered the box to be produced in court at 11 o'clock. Afterwards Mr. Loving and Mr. Speed appeared before the grand jury, which is considering the Whallen case. There, also, a demand was made for the box, and Judge Cantrell ordered it brought before the grand jury. Compliance was promised by the trust company officials. In Magistrate George B. Thompson's court Wednesday afternoon Whallen was arraigned to answer the charge of attempting to abribe Senator Harrel to stay out of the Democratic causes, and on motion of Prosecuting Attorney Briggs, he was held under $10,000 bond to await the action of the grand jury, which is now in session and has the matter under consideration. TO ACCOMPANY BOER ARMY. Captain Carl Reichmann, 47th Infantry, Is Detailed for the Work. A Washington dispatch says: Captain Carl Reichmann, of the Seventeenth infantry, and assistant adjutant general of volunteers, has been detailed by the secretary of war to accompany the Boer army for the purpose of observing and reporting upon military operations in South Africa. MARYLAND LEGISLATURE Convenes at Annapolis In Regular Biennial Session. The Maryland legislature convened at Annapolis Wednesday at noon in regular biennial session. The message of Governor Lowndes was read, after which both houses adjourned for a week. NEW TRIAL DENIED. Case of Negro, Allen Fuller, Now Goes to Supreme Court. A Macon dispatch says: A new trial was refused Allen Fuller for the murder of Mrs. Pottle in the Bibb superior court Wednesday morning. A bill of exceptions has been filed and a superseeds granted suspending sentence of court. The case will be taken before the supreme court at once, and it is expected that the case will be sent on hearing about January 15. This that Fuller will have attained months longer to live, even that the court of the court REBEL LEADERS GIVE UP ARMS Aguinaldo's Wife Was Among the Prisoners Taken. DONS AND AMERICANS RESCUED First Move of a General Southern Advance Is Made and Troops Find Work To Do. Advices from Manila state that Aguinaldo's wife, sisters and eighteen Filipinos have surrendered to Major March's battalion of the Thirty-third infantry at Bontoc, province of that name. Three Filipino officers also surrendered to Major March, and the Filipinos gave up two Spanish and two American prisoners. The first movement of a general southern advance occurred Monday morning when two battalions of the Thirty-ninth infantry landed and occupied Cabuyao on the south side of Laguna de Bay. Two Americans were killed and four were wounded. Twenty-four of the enemy's dead were found in one house. One hundred and fifty prisoners and four sixpound rapid-fire guns were captured. The gunboat Lagunade Bay bombarded the town before the bisembarkation of the troops from the cascades, which was made under the enemy's shrapnel fire. The enemy evacuated the place before the charging Americans, retreating to Santa Rosa, to which town they were pursued. Heavy firing occurred along the road to Sau Rosa, which was occupied by the insurgents retreating south toward Silang. The Americans burned the country between and around Cabuyao. The gunboat returned to Calamba for reinforcements and thence to Manila to fetch the ammunition. She recently captured two of the enemy's steam launches, one under the fire of artillery at Calamba, and also four cascoes, loaded with rice. Other regiments are mobilizing at San Pedro Macati and Pasig, preparatory to continuing the southern advance. Sunday's capture of bombs involved the seizure of documents inculpating a thousand Filipinos who intended to rise against the Americans. Papers were also found showing a distribution of the city into districts and a careful assignment of leaders and followers. The precautions taken by the Americans on Saturday, it is now evident, alone prevented an uprising. The provost marshal has requested that two more regiments be detailed for the protection of Manila. Three thousand troops are now actually in the city. A PUGILISTIC PARSON. For "Sweet Charity" Rev. Axtell Will Spar a Few Hounds in the Ring. The acceptance of the Rev. Joshua J. Axtell, the fighting parson, of Royal Oak, Mich., of Mayor Maybury's invitation to appear in a public sparing match has set the church world of Detroit by the cars. The city pastors unanimously condemn Mr. Axtell. The Royal Oak preacher, who sprang into notoriety by thumping an insulting saloon keeper, demurred against appearing in the prize ring when local fight promoters first suggested his appearance, but yielded to the request of Mayor Maybury. He refused, however, to box a professional, and said he would appear with one of his own pupils because the object is "for sweet charity, and because I believe in the upbuilding of the human race rather than merely uplifting men." The sparring is to be given to replenish the fund for the families of those crippled or left dependent by the Wonderland disaster a year ago. Family Burned to Death. William Ellis, wife and two children were burned to death in their home near Barboursville., W. Va., early Monday morning. The origin of the fire is unknown. LEARY IS A HUSTLER. American Governor of Guam Manages Affairs With a Strong Hand. A naval officer who has arrived at Manila from Guam, has in his possession a proclamation issued by Captain Leary, naval governor of that island, declaring the absolute prohibition and total abolition of slavery or peonage, the order taking effect February 22. The prologue of the proclamation means that the system of Spanish colonization amounting to slavery, is a need to popularize liberty and a viola- tion of the privileges guaranteed by American constitution. Captain Leary also reported all the military prosecutions for prosecution. 1900. CHICAGO CANAL OPENED. Great Lakes and the Gulf Are Now Connected At a Cost of $33,000,000. A Chicago dispatch says: The $33, 000,000 canal, now used for sewerage disposal, but ultimately to be a ship canal also, is now in use, after seven years of hard work by the trustees of the sanitary district, which is the name of a corporation including the larger part of the city of Chicago and many of its suburbs. What is called the collateral channel has been completed for some time from a branch of the Chicago river in the southwestern part of the city to within fifteen feet of the canal. Monday night a big steam dredge began to cut away this wall of earth, but the work had not been finished when the sanitary district trustee arrived on the scene Tuesday morning. Shortly before 9 a.m. a small stream of water was flowing through the hole in the fifteen-foot wall. Soon the dredge had cut away some more earth and more water came over the dam. What had gone before trickled out on the ice-covered bed of the main channel and the great channel had been opened. The dredge continued for hours to cut away the fifteen-foot wall of earth. Finally the cut in the dam was discharging 49,000 cubic feet of water a minute, and the flow was strong down the canal. The dredge continued at work all day, so as to make the discharge 50,000 cubic feet or more a minute. About Wednesday at noon the water is expected to reach Lockport and about four days from the time the flow began, according to the estimate of the chief engineer, the canal will be full and the water will begin to run over the sills of the controlling gates at Lockport, twenty-eight miles from Chicago. There it will fall into the Desplaines river and then into the Illinois and the Mississippi rivers, and so finally Lake Michigan will shake hands with the gulf of Mexico. CHECKS SENT BONDHOLDERS. State of Georgia Fays Interest On Outstanding Obligations. Fifty thousand and six hundred dollars was paid out by State Treasurer Speer of Georgia Tuesday as the semiannual interest on the registered bonds of the state. Checks to that amount were mailed the various bondholders. The semi-annual interest on the Georgia state bonds amounts to $165,792,25, $80,000 of which is for the registered bonds and the remainder is represented by coupons, to be paid on presentation. The total indebtedness of the state on the first of January was $7,931,500. Of this amount $100,000 was paid to New York bondholders. The $100,000 was paid out of the sinking fund, which the state constitution requires shall be levied annually for that purpose, and shall not be used in any other direction. The state collected $100,000 from the sale of the Northeastern railroad, and an effort was made in the last legislature to suspend the collection of the sinking fund and use the proceeds of the sale, but the effort was lost. The constitution of the state requires that the proceeds arising from the public property shall be applied to the reduction of the bonded indebtedness of the state, and for no other purpose. The state has no bonds falling due before 1915 which are not provided for. At that time the issue of 1885 will fall due and have to be met, and the state could use the proceeds of the Northeastern railroad. GUARANTORS ARE PAID. Men Who Insured the Georgia State Fair Are Refunded. 'An Atlanta dispatch says: Tuesday morning's mail carried to each of the 250 guarantors of the Georgia state fair fund a check for the amount he subscribed to make the Georgia state fair of 1899 the grand success that it was. The aggregate of these 250 checks was $10,876, and the amounts of the individual checks ranged from sums as small as $1 to $500. This payment was made after the last of the $18,573.75 in premiums had been paid, and all other debts settled. In other words, the fair has discharged all of its obligations and paid back every cent of the guarantee fund and still has money to its credit. BURKE RELEASED. Coroner Found That the Prisoner Was Innocent of Mistrelec. Mike Bourke, white, who was arrested at Savannah, Ga., Sunday night on the order of the coroner on the charge of having choked his aged mother to death, was released from custody. Monday morning upon the verdict of the coroner's jury exonerating him. Gallinger Not Indicted. The grand jury reported to Judge Aldrich that no indictment was found against. Senator Gallinger, charged with violating the civil service laws in soliciting subscriptions for foreign purposes, has been indicted. The attendance in both branches of congress was good, and much interest centered in the sessions. The significant feature of the session of the house was the inauguration of a fight on Secretary of the Treasury Gage for the alleged favoritism shown the National City bank, of New York, in that the secretary has caused the revenue funds to be deposited with that bank almost exclusively. In the senate Mr. Pettigrew renewed his attack on the administration in connection with the Philippine policy, and he introduced a resolution of inquiry looking to throwing light on the question of how the hostilities began. Objection was made to the resolution, which called forth from Senator Hoar a sharp complaint that senators were trying to throttle others senators in their desire for information on public matters. He called attention to the fact that four senators had risen up on the presentation of Mr. Pettigrew's resolution to object to consideration. This was done in the face of the fact that it was the uniform custom of the senate to allow resolutions. of inquiry, to go through without obstruction. He wanted to know if this policy was to be continued. The statement brought Aldrich Chandler and Hawley to their fear. Mr. Aldrich disclaimed any intenten of suppressing information concerning military matters and withdrew the notice to take up the financial bill "after the consideration of routine morning business," fixing the time definitely at 2 o'clock. Messers. Hawley and Chandler both explained that the suggestions concerning the Pettigrew resolution had only covered the point of postponement until Thursday, which they asserted was not out of the ordinary. With a few further words on the part of Mr. Hoar, the incident closed. WANTS TAX BILL REPEALED. Mr. Lewis, of the third Georgia district, introduced a bill in the house to repeal the stamp tax. He believes that as the reports of the secretary of the treasury show more money than is needed for the administration of the affairs of the government, making the most liberal allowances for the army and navy, congress should repeal the stamp tax provision of the revenue tax. As it is the one hundred millions raised by the tax seems to be used by the administration for the relief of national banks in the cities and the result is that the people are being taxed for the benefit of the banks. Mr. Lewis wants to put a stop to this proceeding. "There is really no necessity for this tax in view of the treasury figures," said he, "and I believe the people should be relieved of this additional tax burden." The bill in its first section provides that so much of the revenue law as appeared June, 1898, as relates to a stamp tax, be repealed. The second section of the bill provides that the stamp tax laws that were, in force immediately previous to the approval of this law of 1898 be again effective. The third section directs the secretary of the treasury to redeem out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated all stamps that have been sold and not canceled without any discount. The bill further provides that this act shall take effect on the 30th of June of this year. Bates and Wheaton Are Appointed Major Generals of Volunteers The president sent the following nominations to the senate Wednesday. To be United States consul, al- gorithm C. Yates, of Virginia, at Paris, trans- ferred to Martinique. War, Brigadier General J. C. Bates, to be major general, of volunteer; Brigadier General Lloyd Houston to be major general, of volunteers, by brevet. To be brigadier general, Colonel B. B. M. Young, Lieutenant Colonel Arthur Maarlins, Lieutenant- William Ludlow. 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Just what the text was I can't remember, but the minister had scarcely announced it when six of my chestnut bells sounded among the congregation. The good man didn't mind them in the least, but went ahead with his work. He was rung up on his hymn, and he was rung up every minute or two on his sermon, and though there was something amusing about it I was also half-scared out of my boots. As I had brought the bells to town I didn't know but what he'd hold me responsible, and open out on me. About the middle of his sermon he said something about Jonah, and eleven of those bells went "t-l-n-g!" on him in succession. He stopped, and looked around, and then calmly said: "Will those people who are jingling keys kindly jingle a little softer?" "I was thankful to get out of that church without a calamity," continued the bell man, "and I didn't do any laughing till the next day. Then it was because I learned that every blessed man who had rung up the minister was seriously in earnest about it and felt it a sort of duty, and because that minister himself called at the house and, accepted my own bell and rung it up on mother within five minutes!"—New York Sun. Gigantle Sea Weed. "The largest plant in the world," said an eminent naturalist to the writer the other day, "is probably a gigantic sea weed, known as the 'nereocytis', which frequently grows to a height of more than 300 feet. The stem of the plant is as strong as an ordinary rope and large quantities of it are dried and used as rope by the inhabitants of the South Sea Islands, where the curious vegetable ropes are found. This sea weed usually grows at a depth of from 200 to 300 feet. As soon as the plant takes root a pear-shaped balloon is formed, which grows with the stem toward the surface of the center. This balloon frequently has a diameter of six feet or more. It has, of course, an upward tendency, and therefore keeps the stem growing until it floats on the top of the water. This enormous weed grows in such quantitles that large meadow-like islands are formed, which are often so big as to impede navigation. The ropes made from the stems of the plant are used for building purposes, and the balloons, when dried, make very serviceable vessels."—Washington Star. Sweat and fruit acids will not discolor goods dyed with PUTNAM FADELLESS DYER. Sold by all druggists. Bough On Alfred. "Good-bye, Alfred, darling. You have cheered me up. If I get lonely and depressed again I just look at your dear photo--that's sure to make me laugh and laugh and laugh."-Puck. Don't tetezco Spill and Smoke Your Life Away. To quit tobacco easily and forever, he magnetic, full of life, nerve and vigor, take No-To-Bac, the wonder-worker, that makes weak men strong. All druggists, $0 or $1. Cure guaranteed. Booklet and sample free. 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Philippine advices state that four explosive bombs, a few firearms and 500 rounds of ammunition were discovered in a house in the center of Manila Sunday morning, while the police were seeking Recaro, the insurgent leader, who was said to have come to Manila in the hope of effecting an outbreak Saturday by taking advantage of the mobilization of the American troops at General Lawton's funeral. It developed that the plot included the throwing of bombs among the foreign consuls attending the ceremonies in order to bring about international complications. These, it seems, were to be thrown from the Escolta's highest building, but the avoidance of the Escolta by the funeral procession spoiled the plan. The populace, it is thought, had been prepared for the attempt by a rumor circulated widely among the natives that Aguinaldo was in Manila and would personally lead the outbreak. The American authorities having been advised of what was brewing, prepared for all contingencies. Captain Morrison who commands the troops in the most turbulent district of the city, says he does not believe an actual uprising will ever occur, as the natives lack the resolution to take the first steps in a movement that would entail fighting at close quarters with the American troops. An American advance in Cavite province, south of Manila, is expected shortly. Reliable reports from native spies show that there are upward of 2,000 organized insurgents under arms within a mile of Imus. They are strengthening their intrenchments and possess artillery. FILIPINOS WELL INTENCHED. At Novaleta the Filipino intrenchments have been much strengened since General Schwan's advance. A thousand of the enemy are in the vicinity and there are 600 at San Francisco de Malabon. From twelve to a hundred garrison all the towns in the southern part of Carvite province and the same may be said of the towns in Batangas province. The provinces of North Camarines and South Camarines hold quantities of hemp which the people cannot market. As a consequence the population in that part of Luzon is suffering from lack of food. Rice now coars four times its normal price. It is estimated that 1,000 insurgents are intrenched at Calamaua. Life along the coast of the provinces of Cagahan and north and south Ilocos is resuming normal conditions. The American troops occupy the important towns and patrol the country roads. The natives implore the Americans to continue the occupation, to establish a settled government and to terminate the uncertainty, abuses and confiscations that have characterized the rule of the Tavall revolutionists during the last eighteen months. Vast amounts of tobacco, estimated to be worth $2,000,000, are ready for shipment to Manila. The opening of the ports of Dagupan, San Fernando, Vigan, Lnoag and Aparri will permit the resumption of trade, bringing relief to communities greatly in need of foodstuffs. Many vessels have already been cleared from Banila for these ports. Incoming Spanish prisoners declare that Aguinaldo has ordered the release of all Spaniards now in possession of the rebels. The mountain passes of Cayagan and the two Iocos provinces are still guarded, in the hope of catching the insurgent general, Tinio, who is still a fugitive. It is asserted that Lieutenant Gilmore is in Tinio's custody. BY THE DYNAMITE ROUTE. Dancers Attempted to Thaw Out Their Material O in a Red Hot Stove. At Pittsburg, Pa., Saturday, two Italiani, Peter Yolente and Ambrosio Donatello, were fatally injured and several others slightly injured in a dynamite explosion. There were blasting in a cut and sought to thaw out some frozen dynamite by placing it on a hot stove, with the usual result. Capital Stock Increased. A certificate has been filed with the secretary of state at Springfield, Ill., by the Pullman Palace Car company for an increase of capital stock from £54,000,000 to £74,000,000. OTIS ADVISES DEPARTMENT. Reports That Transport With Bodies of Lawton and Logan Is On the Way. The departure of the transport Thomas from Manila with the remains of Major General Henry W. Lawton aboard was announced in a dispatch received at the war department from General Otis Sunday. The vessel comes to the United States via Nagasaki. She also has aboard the remains of the late Major John A. Logan. Impressive Services Held in Manila and Body Now on Way To The United States. A Manila special says: The funeral of General Henry W. Lawton, who was killed at San Mateo, December 18, was held Saturday with impressive ceremonies. The body was conveyed from the Paco cemetery down to the Luneta, to Pasig and then to the transport Thomas, which sailed at once for San Francisco. As the body was removed from the vault, Chaplain Marrin read the prayers. The personal staff of the late general was augmented by Color Sergeant Simon, Trumpeter Haberkam and Privates' Oakum and Mohrusen. The latter, who were closely connected with General Lawton's recent campaigns, bore the casket from the vault to a six-horse caisson awaiting at the gate. The funeral procession was composed of the band of the 20th regiment, General Hall and his staff, two troops of the Fourth cavalry who were with General Lawton at the time of his death, a battery of artillery, a number of clergymen, the caisson covered with flowers; the personal staff of the general on foot; Generals Wheeler, Watson, Bates, Forsythe, Kobbe and Schwan in three carringes; a naval battalion, Major General Otis and his staff, the foreign consuls in full dress and the members of the Philippine supreme court. Five delegations from the towns where General Lawton established civil government presented wreaths. Women from the same towns waited on Mrs. Lawton Friday and presented her with their condolence and flowers. Crowds of natives and Americans witnessed the procession, the band played dirges and the crowds uncorered. At Pasig the ca-ket was transferred to the tug, "taps" was sounded and prayers were offered by Chaplain Pierce. Four enlisted pall-bearers accompanied the body to the United States. -HARDWARE ADVANCES. Nails and Wire Go Up Twenty-Five Cents Per Hundred. Hardware dealers all over the south received the following telegram from Chicago Saturday: "Prices of nails and wire advanced 25 cents per hundred, effective this morning, December 30. Details by mail. American Steel and Wire Co." All kinds of shelf hardware was advanced 11 per cent, and another advance is expected. The advance is due to the steady advance in all kinds of iron and steel. GAYNORS AND GREEN Appear In New York Court to Be Examined In Contracting Case. At New York, Saturday, Benjamin D. Greene, Colonel John F. Gaynor and William T. Gaynor and Edward H. Gaynor, members of the Atlantic Dredging and Contracting company, jointly indicted with Michael A. Connelly and former Captain Oberlin M. Carter, United States engineer corps, for conspiracy resulting in a loss to the government of $575,594 in connection with the Savannah river and Cumberland sound contracts, appeared for examination before United States Commissioner Shields. BRINSTEIELD A DEFAULT. Most "Exemplary" Young Man Mysteriously Disappears From Atlanta. An Atlanta dispatch says: Of the most exemplary habits, with a reputation hitherto above the slightest suggestion of reproach, Kelly H. Brinsfield, the young man whose mysterious disappearance was announced in The Constitution of Sunday, is a defaulter and a fugitive from justice. The exact amount of Brinsfield's shortage with the Manhattan Life Insurance Company is not known. It may amount up into the thousands. Ohio Legislature Meets. The Ohio legislature met and organized at Columbus Monday. The Republicanus have a majority in both branches. In the senate there are nineteen Republicanus, eleven Democratus and one independent Republican. In the house there are sixty-two Republicanus, forty-five Democratus and three independent Republican GENERAL WOOD'S CABINET. The New Governor General Awards Portfolios to Well Known Cubans. The names of the members of General Wood's Cuban cabinet and the assignment of portfolios has been issued as follows: Secretary of state and government—Diego Tamayo. Secretary of justice—Luis Estevez. Secretary of education—Juan Dautista Hernandez. Secretary of finance—Enrique Varona. Secretary of public works—Jose Ramon Villon. Secretary of agriculture, industry and commerce—General Ruis Rivera. INDORSED W. J. BRYAN. Indiana Silver Men and Populists Condemn the Republican Policy. The Indiana state central committee of the People's party and the Free Silver Republicans met at Indianapolis Tuesday and pledged themselves to the Chicago platform and 16 to 1, and the renomination of William J. Bryan and condemned the gold standard policy of the Republican party. Vessel Claimed as Prize and Will Be Subject to Court of Inquiry to the Held at Durban-Latest War News. A cable dispatch from Lorenzo, Marques, Delagoa Bay, states that the German steamer Bundesrath, belonging to the German East African line, has been captured as a prize and taken to Durban. The Bundesrath arrived at Delagoa Bay from Mozambique. The Bundesrath, of 1,319 tons, sailed from Hamburg November 8th, for Tanga, East Africa. The capture of the vessel has increased the already strong anti-British feeling among the Hollander and German section of the population. The vessel will be brought before a prize court at Durban. The directors of the German East African line at Hamburg have received news of the arrest of the imperial mail steamer Bundesrath. The commander of the port of Durban refused an explanation of the cause of the seizure. It is declared that there was no contraband of war on board, and when application was made to the German foreign offices the latter immediately promised interposition with the British government. A London reporter of the Associated Press has learned that there were three German officers and twenty men attired in khaki, and intending to serve the Boers on board the Bundesrath, which explains her capture. A CHRISTMAS SORTIE. Advices received from Pretoria under date of Wednesday, December 27, say that an official dispatch from Mafeking announces that in the sortie which the British made from that place December 25, attacking one of the Boer forts with cannon, Maxims and an armored train so persistently that the fighting raged up to the walls of fort, the British lost 109 men killed and wounded, while the Boers lost only two men killed and seven wounded. The dipatch adds that Captains Kirkwood and Grenfell were captured by Boer scouts near Colenso and were being sent to Pretoria. Ten unloaded shells inscribed "The Season's Greetings" have been fired at Ladysmith. Ten South African medical students from Edinburgh have arrived at Pretoria from Delagoa bay with five tons of medical stores. A dispatch from the Boer campat the Molder river, dated Thursday, December 28th, reports an artillery duel lasting an hour. December 28th a British reconnoitering party made a sortie, but did not come within the Boer range. The British, December 28th, commenced a steady bombardment of the Boer position. The latest Ladymen's advice show that the Boer shelling is becoming deadly, while sickness and ennui must also be telling strongly upon the garrison. BIG CHICAGO BLAZE. Many Firemen Hurt and More Valuable Property Destroyed. Fire in Chicago at an early hour Saturday completely gutten the buildings extending from 216 Monroe street, and badly damaged the building at 212-214 Monroe street, with a loss aggregating $950,000 and burning in the injury of nine firemen two of them seriously. The fire is supposed to be originated on the second floor in the work room of Wooley & Go. In malleable woolens, at 220 and 222 Monroe street, and fanned by a fierce northerly wind the flames quickly commenced on the building at 216 and 214 Monroe street, gradually spreading east to 220 and 214 Monroe street, where its success was finally checked. The stockholders of the Morrison Miss., cotton mills have advanced the wages of all employees 5 per cent. A statement just issued shows that profits of the mills for 1899 to be 107.36. THE ROBERTS CASE. Chairman Taylor Says It Will Not Touch the House, Until January 18. Representative Tayler, of Ohio, the chairman of the special committee which is to investigate the case of Brigham H. Roberts, says that the case will not come up for action in the house before the middle of January. As the committee's report will be exhaustive, the greatest case will be exercised in its preparation, although it is the intention that the committee to proceed as soon as possible, Mr. Taylor does, and the case will reach the house before the time stated. North Carolina negrocollabated the thirty-seventh anniversary of the signing of the emancipation proclamation at Baleigh, Monday. One of the features of the day was the reading and adoption of an address to the white people of the state, calling: Showing that the Beer is a Man of Shrewd Cunning. Here is the story of a transvaal spy that illustrates the shrewdness and pertinacity which have made the Beer such a tactful and able enemy in the present war. It was just before the erection of the Johannesburg forts. The spy was ordered to report on the defences of Chatham. While employed in collecting materials he came upon a certain secret subterranean passage connecting Fort Pitt with—somewhere. He tried hard to find out where that "somewhere" might be, but without avail. Rumor said it was Fort Clarence. But Fort Clarence was then—and is now, for that matter—used as a provost prison, and access to its interior was strictly prohibited. One way of getting within the walls there was, and the spy took it. He committed a somewhat serious offence against military discipline, for which he was reduced to the ranks and imprisoned. As he had foreseen, he was consigned to Fort Clarence. The provost sergeant in charge kept rabbits, which were shut up at night in a sort of underground passage that opened into the mont-at least, so the other prisoners affirmed. The spy ingratiated himself with the warders, and after a week or two he was taken off shot drill, and promoted to the post of rabbit keeper in ordinary to the provost sergeant aforesaid. He looked carefully and conscientiously after his four-footed charges. In fact, he spent the greater part of his time clearing out and whitewashing their underground apartment, with the result that, on his release, he was able to forward full plans and details to Pretoria. Watermelon Syrup. An enterprising Georgia farmer has become the pioneer in a new industry; namely, making syrup out of watermelons. 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