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S^l)e #lotiecstiUle Hatlp Ceaiiet:. VOL. X m , NO. 182 OLOVERSVILLE, N. Y., MONDAY, APRIL 2, 1900. WHOLE NO. 3,963. A BRITISH D I E T E R Convoy, Together with Seven Guns, Captured by the Boers. LARGE NOIHBER TAKEN PRISONERS BMTIStH FORCE TJN'DBR COL. J3ROADWOOD PAI.L.S BACK PROM m ABA N’OH'U UNDER BOER AT- TAOK-COL. BROADIWOOD DIS PATCHED TWO HORSE ARTIL LERY BATTERIES TO AOT AS E S CORT TO THE OONVOY—BOERS AMBUSH THEM IN A DEEP SPRUIT AND THE CONVOY, TO- OBTHER WITH SEVEN GUNS. IS CAPTURED—GEN. FRENCH ON THE SCENE OP ACTION. LONDON, April 2.—^The war office has received the following . dispa,tch from Lord Roberts, dated Bloemfon tein, April 1: ‘T received mews late yesterday af ternoon from Colonel Broadwood, who was at Thaba N’Chu, thirty-eight miles east of here, that Information had reached hhn that the enemy was approaching in two forces from the north and east. He stated that i f the reports proved true he would retire to wards the waterworks, seventeen miles nearer Bloemfontein, where we have had a detachment of mounted in fantry for the protection of the works. “Colonel Broadwood was toW in re ply that the ninth division, with Mar tyr's mounted infantry, would I’each him at daylight to-day to support him, and that if he considers it necessary, he should retire from the waterworks. He moved there'during the night and bivouacked. At dawn to-day he was shelled by the enemy, who attacked him on three sides. Ho Immediately dispatched two horse arUIIery batter ies and his baggage towards Bloem fontein, together with softie of his cav- “Some two miles -from the water works, the road crosses a deep mullah, or spruit, in which during the night a force of the Boers had concealed them selves. So well were they hidden that our leading scouts passed over the drift without discovering them, and it was not until the wagons and guns were entering the drift that the Boers showed thmnselves and opened fire. Many of the drivers of the artillery horses wore immediately shot down at short lange and several of the guns were captured. The remainder gal loped away, covered by Roberts horse, which suffered heavily. “Meanwhile, Lieutenant Chester- masters, of Rimlngton’s scouts, found a passage across.the spruit unoccupied by the enemy, by'Vhich the remainder of Broadwood’s force crossed. They re formed with great steadiness, notwith standing all that had previously hap pened, “Colonel Broadwood’s report, which has just reached me, and which con tains no d.etails, stated that he had lost seven guns and all of his baggage. Ho estimates all his casualties to he about 350, including all missing. “On hearing this morning that Broadwood was hard pressed, I immed iately ordered General French, with the two remaining cavalry brigades, to follow in support of the ninth division, Tfie latter, after a maghifleent march, arrived ou the scene of action shortly after 2 p. m. “Broadwood’s force consisted of the Royal Household cavalry. Tenth’ Hus sars, Grand U batteries, of the Royal Horse artillery, and Pilcher’s battalion of mounted infantry. “The strength of the enemy is e-^ti- matod at from 8,000 to 10,000, with guns, the number of which is not yet reported.” ^ LONDON, April 2, 1:55 p. m,— The war office has received another dis patch from Lord Roberts, dated from IBocmfonColn, iSunday last, 8:15 p. m., in which, after reterring tc his pre vious telegram, h e gives a tmrtial list of the mlss'luig Bi'litish officers of “ Q” battery, four officers of whom weie wounded. One gimnev was IdWdcl and forty non-commlSBionod officers and men aro wounded or (missing. Lord Uoborts then coivtlmica. \In 'U' bat tery a ll ai*o 'missing except Major Tay lor anti h gorgennt-majoi’. The two ttaviilry roglincnta did not mirter no much. A report has Juot come In that the onemy h as iTllwl' towiirda b a d y In'aiul, leaving twelve woimdctl officeva works, 'W’e arc mow sending an ambu- ianee for them. It will be noticed that in the forego ing advices Lojd Roberts says nothing in regard to the British guns being re captured. BOERS ACTIVE. KUMBERLBY, Sunday, April 1.— Thei'e is great Bo-er activity along the Vaal river. About 6,000 burghers- have assembled a t various points -between Fourteen Streata.s and Chilstania. About 70 are occupying Witrand, north of Klipdamat and 400 men are laagered at Boetsap. I'Earlier war news may be found pn page 4.—Ed.l STRIKE PRACTICALLY ENDEl. Half of Chicago’s sWiting Machinists Return to Wopk To-day. CHICAGO, April 2.—With the blow ing of the whistles in the machine shops of Chicago for the beginning of work to-day thousands of machinists resumed the work interrupted sonae weeks ago by 'the sta-lke. About half of the 5,500 meu' who went out resumed their labor and the Jaboi'em said that as the differences had either .been set tled or put on a basis to be arbitrated, ' the remaindex of the machinists would undoubtedly return in strangling lots during the next two or three days. The agreement entered into recently by representatives of the manufactur ers and the men .were ratified yes terday at a mass meeting. The men have been, granted a nine houra’ day with ten hours’ pay. Fifty thousand members of the build ing trades'council learned that their fellow worlcanen in another trade had gone back to work with feelings of envy. By reason, of strikes and lock outs they have been out for over a month, yet a settlement o f the troubles between them and the contractors seeim as far away as ever. KENTUCKY CONTEST. FMCiKOBTO r H DEBATES. Arguments in the Ease Begun Before the Court of Appeals. LOUISVILLE, April 2.—Arguments In the gubernatorial contest cases were begun before tlie court o f appeals. Jus tice Hazlerigg said that all the argu ments wiould be heard to-day,that -there would be two speeches on eadi side, each speaker to .be limited to an hour and a half, and th a t a decision would be reached before the latter part of the week. Ex-Govenmr Bradley and Helm Bruce represented Governor Taylor,and Louis McQuon and Judge William S. Prior appear for Beckham. Plumbers on Strike. CLEVELAND, April 2.—Journeymen plumbers to the number o f about three hundred went on strike 'to-day for 'higher wages. The journeymm are at present receiving ?3 per day, while the plumbers got .?2.05. They demand $3.50 and* ?2,25 I'cspectively, and oill men who have served five years or more to be entitled to maximum pay. Dr. HUlis R e s its. CHIGAGO, April 2.—Dr. W. C. Gray to-day presented to the Chicago Pres bytery a letter from Dr. Newell Dwight HUlis, resigning from the Presbyterian church. Dr. HUlis’ action is the result of 'his recent announcement of h is view of the doctrine o f predestination. Davis Resigns. WASHINGTON, April 2.—Webster Davis, assistant secretary of the inter ior, to-day tendered ihis resignation. Big Strike In Watertown. WATERTOWN, N. Y., April 2.—A strike was inaugurated at the works of the New York Air Brake company this morning. 400 men are out. No disor der has occurred. Tie liaa —— .. ^ * weeTf, Many friends of Bundy, it i also dlsoovered, liave successfully es caped paying their taxes by making promises which were never fujflilled, and now a number of these delinquents will never have to pay as the tax bills are outlawed. ^ _____ Park Cloncls In Clilun. LONDON, April 2.--The Pekin cor respondent of The Daily Mail says: “L Hung Chang, viceroy of Canton, re cently wired the Chinese authorities here that Kang Tu Wei, the reformer had ordered 8,000 uniforms in Hon Kong. The Kong. The empress dowagei’ was much nlarmcHl 'by the nows, and 1,1 Hung Chang has sent n formal protest to the British governor of Hong Kong a.galnst porjnlUing Kang Yu Wei’s propa- fl'aftda.\ , ------ VARNISH MAKBS^DEVOE'S VAR- Floor I'ftint o o W l moi’o ft (juni'tj nniKes it loDlt hrlgUtoy imil woiii' fully twlco (10 long m diciMiuy door i»»li»fc. BoW by J. Ju r»»i AUU«». t i William E. Mason, Senator from Illinois, has 'figured extensively in the de bates o.n Porto Rico. Throughout the discnsslous of the tariff questions re lating to that island he has been exceedingly active and has spoken at length on the subject several times. iOIBHOjlR-IN-LllW John McKimm Kills Dr. Shaw In Kansas Cit/. MURDERED BELIEVED INSANE- VICTIM’S LIFE COOLLY TAKEN WHILE READING THE SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON TO HIS LITTLE DAUGHTER-CAMS TO MISSOU RI PROM PENNSYLVANIA WITH M'KIMM. KANSAS CITY, Mo., April 2,—Har boring imjiglnary wrongs, John W. McKhnm, aged 29 years, shot and in stantly killed Dr. B. P . Shaw, his brother-in-law, as the latter -sat read ing the Sunday school lesson to his 5- year-oid daughter. McKimm, who had been an Inmate of a sanitarium and is believed to be Insane, threatened to kiV the other five members o f the famIJs and was only restrained after a strug- Dr, Shaw is a widower. His mother- in-laav, Mrs, McKimm, had eared for his clilldren and his wife until she died. The doctor, as w a s Ills custom, spent Sunday at the McKimm house. After dinner Shaw seated himself in a chair in 'the parlor and with his child before him on the floor was reading the Sun day school lesson to her. McTdmm, as it developed later, had gone directly to his room from the table, and writing a rambling statement, in which he stated that he had not been treated rightly, and that he Intended wiping out the en tire family, consisting of Dr. Shaw and his child, his mother, two brothers and a sister, descended to the parlor, and slipping up Aehind Shaw, and plJicing the revolver against the latter, fired. Dr. Shaw- died before the family could reach his side, As the other members of the family came running to the scene, McKimm coolly raised his revolver to fire at the Before he could ______ _______ was overpowered by his two brothers and taken to the station. There the murderer refused to talk and appeared unconcerned. The Shaws and McKimm ca'me to appea fire a second time he Missouri from Pennsylvania some o. Dr. Shaw married M s s MoT Lathrop, Mo. H e graduated from the niversity medical college in 1899 and was prominent in his profession. Mo- “’imm has been considered of unsound lind for several years. TETridfsuco of M a n y lJurgl«rle«. NEW YORK, April 2.— Nicholas Trommel and James Miller and their wives of Passaic, N. J., were arrested and are charged with being thieves and receivers of stolen property. The police claim they 'have evidence which will convict the men of many burglar ies and the women with receiving the stolen goods and aiding in disposing of them. It is alleged by 'the police that the gang are responsible for scores of robberies in Passaic, Bergen, Hudson and Essex counties. In Trommel’s house many ’thousand dollars’ worth of goods an-d hundreds of pawn tickets were found. A store in Caldwell, N. J., was raided last week and $600 worth of goods stolen. A part of the proceeds of this robbery were found in the Trommel house. D itiglay T a r if f nnd P o r to Itioo. SAN JUAN, Porto Rico, April 2.—'Y. T. Townes, president of the Porto Ri can Tobacco company, who doolarod that tho proposed 'tariff would keep Porto Rico odt of the Amoi’lcati mar ket and that ns th result of It sho would soil to Euvopo, China and Ja pan Instead of tho United States do- clnrcd that 15 oerjcoiu of tlio Dingier rates would prohibit PoiHo Rican man- ufncturcB for sals In Um united Statci* l''o? flU ti« »*wi mA XmAm FIRE IN ITHACA Tli^ East Hill House Destroyed Early This Morning. ITHACA, N. Y., April 2.—The Bast Hill house, the largest student rooming house here, was burned early this morning. Luckily most of the students were out o f town for their spring vaca tion, and only seven were in the house at the time. All escaped unhurt. Mrs. Stillwell, who conducted the boarding house, harely escaped in her night clothes. It is supposed that the fire caught from a defective flue. The loss is ?10.000. Uor.ie Itu n s A m u c k on B roadw a y , N E W YORK, April 2.—A cable i oa Broadway, struck a horse and w led by Paul .Flelschmann elschmann w rse dashed ( Paul .Flel thrown out and th« OSS Madison 'Ss andnd benchenches park, striking tree a b as he tan, The park was crowded with men women and children at the time. Mat thew Halllgan, a school teacher, and James Martin, a park laborer, were se* liously injured, the former probably fatally. The horse then ran amucl- oa Madison avenue and at Forty-sec- oad street Mrs. Hamilton Smith was knocked do.wn and also injured. Fleisch- man, who escaped with slight Injuries was arrested and held on the charge os being responsible for the trouble. Farmer Murders I'arinor. AIONTREAL, April 2.—Dennis Dln- een is under arrest here charged with the naurder of David Prendergast. Dineen and Prendergast lived on ad joining farms just outside the city, mere has been a feud between the two families for years. Last Tuesday the two men met, a row ensued and Dineen kicked Prendergast in the head. He died Erom the effieats yesterday. Honolulu Plague Brokon. HONOLULU, March 22, via, San Francisco, April 2.—The board of health has practically decided that he plague has run its course”. No cases have de veloped for over a week. The members of the board now feel that quarantine restrictions regarding the shipments of merolaandlse from Honolulu except merebandise from Asiatic ports will be resciaded. _ ________________ Italian Commission’s Approval, rangement under the third section o: tbe Dingley act signed last Pebruarj la Washington by Baron Fava, thi Italian ambassador, and John A. Kas- son, special plenipotentiary for the United States. _____________ CLOSING QUOTATIONS. Kew York Stocks, Reported by H. B. logran. Broker,20 South Main St. Amu. Steel & W ire ................ 571,6 Amn. Tobacco..........................................i06% Atchison pfd .............................................73V6 Baltimore & Ohio .................................... 8114 Brooklyn Rapid T ransit.........................7216 Chesapeake & O h io.................................32% C. C. C. & St. L ........................................ 65% Continental Tobacco ............................... 3214 Consolidated Gas ....................................iss% O* B« & Quincy ,.*>«»••• . ................ »132^A Delaware & Hudson ..............................117% Kederal S t e e l.............................................63% Q-eiioral Blectrlc ................ 130% Jersey Central ......................................... us Doulcvlile’ &; Nashville '.V.V. .'.V V.‘iG t M aubattau............. . . ......................... .06’6 Missouri PacKlo .................. 49'’,‘a M. IC. & T. pfd . .. .. .. . ............................. 35'4 MotropolUan Street R a ilw a y .............. 162’6 ' ^rew Yorlc Central .................................. 137'4 Norfolk & W estern.................................30% E%oUloMall ............................................... 38 fcoplo’H G a s ........ ..................................109 ■Roadliig. Ist: pfd .......................................02% liocic iHlancl . ............................................113U Bmithom Pacino ........... .n?I Southern Railway p f d ........................*.,60% St, Paul ............... 125. Sugar . .......I .......... ........ .......105% 'reiin. Coni & Iron .................................. 00 , Third Avenue Railway............... mai YVoHtni'u Uninu ............... K'!4 Uiiifti'le & W estern ..................... toe Tbi JLtMdfri public In we.il as our patrions. Make gen'sra], as use o f it. Have you a baby carriage or go-:art to buy? We’ve a host of them to sell Rug Department.! Close to five thous and square feet of floor space recently added to the carpet and rug dept. Suppose it would be possible for us to have such a large trade in floor coverings if we didn’t deserve it ? The cause of this growth: Customers find here the largest variety; the newest and handsom est patterns; the oiost exclusive designs—and the most favorable prices, of course—for a great business like this commands every trade advantage as to selection and low cost. The Oriental Rug section presents an exceptionally large as sortment of carefully selected rugs. And weVe marked them at prices that will insure a quick dis tribution. ' No way of giving a comprehensive des cription of these Ori ental elegancies; we can only mention bare price-range, ^$5.50 to $250. domestic bugs . [ sizes from 18x35 iueb.- ariety of pat- WlltonS in all s is to 9x12 ft. Large varie Prices range fm ?35 for 9,xl2 ft. AXMINSTBR RUGS ?2.25 to '$19.59. Extra quality Axminsters iu exdu* sive designs, s.izes 4-6x6-6 to 9x12 feet, $7.25 to $38. SMYRNA RUGS In 'designs superior to 'any over be fore shown. Every '^vorthy grade, ev». ery wanted size. SBRAMPORE RUGS. Sizes 3x5-3 to 9x12. JAPANESE RUGS In jute: 'Turkish defeigns and two CO'I- er effects. 75c. 'to $20. Sizes 18x38 Inches to 9x12 ft. JAPANESE COTTON RUGS. Especially desirable for eUambora and sumiiner cottages. Several combi nation colors, among whldh are black- and-white, groon-and-whlte, gold-aru]- whi'to. And they’re said to bo fast col* °*Mailo In all sizes from 18x.3C inches <to OxlS ft. Albany. STERLING SILVER WARE We have added many new patterns and desirable article to our already large stock, and a complete assortment of <•1847 Rogers Bros.^'—Silver Plate that ITtfari”—-**1847 Rogers Bros'.\ ittem shown here? We do not 3 line represents the **1847 Rogers Bros.*’ Brand during the past half century of manufac^ring, i tions?n^tldrre?idffe^^ “^1847’' ^ SiOO<\H-~iake no snbHitnte-^B.n^ you w ill receive the genuine Rogers quality, famous for long, hard wear, H A R R Y A. D I L L O N . Diamond Merchant and Jeweler. S8 nORTB HAm STREET. < Great Romoval Sale of Furniture, Carpe/ts and Household Specialties at Feldman’s, 37 W. Fulton St. Promises greater bai'gain chances th an any similar event. Sound economy for prices and opportunity are too imp o ftant to be disregarded. Before moving to our new store we wish to reduce our stock as much as possible. House-cleaning is near at hand. Ta ke advantage of this opportunity. CHAMBER SUITS. CHIFFONNIERS. , Extra large size, golden oak finish, 6 Solid oak, 3 pieces, swell top draw- drawers, with hat box. Regular price ers, largo French plate mirror 24x30. now $5.98. Regular price $25, now $?0. CARPETS. Extra Tapestries, all new designs, worth 75c. per yard, now 60c yard. Extra Velvet, regular price $1 per e $25, n EXTENSION TABLE. 8 foot extension tables, well made, nicely finished, well worth $10, pur price $7.50. $7.50, SOLID OAK SIDEBOARD. Well11 constructed,onstructed, golden-( c large French mlrroi $ii.r- yard, now 75c. per yard. All wool ingrpins worth 65c per yd., now 50c. p er yard. TAPESTRY PORTIERES, id top and bottom, beautiful de- trror, worth CURTAINS. L—100—100 pairair formerlyormerly We*. Nottingham p f _jw 68c.; 75 p air formerly $1.25, 88c; 130 pair, formerly $2, now $1.41, Handsome selections of Irish pcf6 DINING CHAIRS. HeavT massive box c^alr, high back,’ Handsome seleL ----- hand caned, nicely polished. Regular and point Degpree curtains, prieiS price $2.50, now $1.50. i ranging from $2.75 up. M, R E L D M A N , Home Outfitter. 17 and • 39W Fulton S t 2 doom east of P O |wa| PENINSULAR The above illustration gives you but a general idea of the outlines of our combination gas, coal or wood The most modem range o f the day. Call and see the range iself, also the completd line we a re carrying. B r a m e r ’s , THE STOVE MAN. 12 Church Street. will be pleased to show their new line of Go-Carts and Baby wagons, roll top desks. Our new bed room suits from $12 and up. Velour couches, $5 and up, m colors. Vernls Mastin Stands, uphol stery goods and sofa pillows all la the newest colors. Do not forget the fancy rockers from $3.75 to $4.75. lOSUOMS l Gfl Brussels and Velvet Carpets The handsomest and best line we have ever shown. W . H . D IX O IN C O t f NORTH MAIN ST R B in T iU lR H p N I 7bA*
