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®l)£ #l0vetst)Uk JUfliln CcaJici:. -VOL. XIII, NO. 188 . GLQVERSVILLE. N. Y., MONDAY, APRIL 9,1900. WHOLE NO. 3,969* Keeping the Free State in a Condition of Turmoil. BRITISH PORCiBS tCONST'ANTLY HA'RRASSBD BY BAND'S OP ■BURGHERS AN'D OOMMIUNIOA- TEONS OP THBJMPEIR'IAL TIRO,OP,S ARB ENDANGEIRED — ROBERTS RECBIVES ADDITIONTAL RIBIISr- PORCBMBNTS. LONDON, April 9.—The amazing ac tivity of the Boers southeast and southwest of Bloemfontein continues, the Boer commands 'seemingly going and coming throughout the wide re gion as they please, hut taking good care not to throw themselves against strong bodies of British. The retire ment of the Irish rifles from Rouxville to Aliwal leaves General Brabant with out communication with, the other British forces. He has 2,000 or 3,000 colonials holding a fine defensive coun try, hut he is apparently invested, so far as London knows. Telegraphic and railroad communications with Bloem fontein are kept up as usual, but n oth ing comes through for public consump tion. Lord Roberts’ last message was dated April 6 and the last ofilcial mes sage bore the date of April 7. The ab sence of news as usual disheartens the people and produces an altogether dis couraging effect. The last unofficial message notes that good, sqjrits at Bloemfontein are continuing. It also tells of the arrival of animals and fresh cavalry regiments. Lord Roberts has now 15,000 mounted men altogethei’. In the Orange Pree State the situa tion is complex, with scanty material for forming a correct estimate of the situation, and the afternoon newspap ers, not being in the confidence of the war managers, are criticizing the con duct of affairs as they see them. THI5 510 OUN m V DE3TR07 riArEKHNO’.5 HOPE OF RELIEF. MASBRATJ, Saturday, April 7.—The Boers who were massed last w-dek near Ladybrand to the number of 10,000, have, after seizing Thaba N’Chu and the Modder river water works, broke up into strong divisions and are new raid ing in the southern part of the Pree State, reoccupying small towns which were evacuated by the British. The Boers’ policy seems to be to make rap id movements, \with little transport, looting English farmers and storekeep ers freely for provisions and cutting communications of the British forces. General Brabant’s colonials are now mostly a t Wepener. They are a splen did force, capable of much striking power; are used to cross country rid ing and are able to deal roughly, with the Boer commandoes now roughing about the country. A squadron of Bra bant’s horse has captured 400 rifles near Wepener. His outposts are re- poi’ted to he in touch with the Boers, and| a fight is regarded as imminent. Persistent reports a re being circulat ed th a t the Boers are preparing to flank the British position at Wepener and thus secure entrance into Basuto land. Such an attempt would be re sisted-by the Basutoland government, which, it is believed, has made quiet preparations. Meanwhile the approach of the armies towards Basuloland pro duces much excitement among natives, and necessitates the utmost wigiliance on the p art of local officials. BIG FIRES IN N e w YORK. All eyes in England are turned towar d Mafeking, whose hopes of relief seem to grow fainter and fainter every day. The above photograph shows one of the big Boer guns that has been used o n 'the heselged town, and which may no w, after long months of .w&a.ry waiting for succor, compiel the brave defenders to surrender a t the eleventh hour. The Boer artillerymen seen grquped arou nd the formidable 'weapon are among the most Expert artillerymen in the world, as indteed they have been provi ng themselves iij 'the recent campaign. SUICIDE OF ARMY OFFICER. JBody Found in a Hotel in Chieairo This Mopnlng’. •CH'ICAGO, April 9.—iCaptaiin Lewis Ostihelm, of the First United States ar tillery, was found dead, in his room at the Auditorium annex last night. There was a bullet wound in his right temple and under h is body was a new revolver. The body lay on its sid'6, and life ap parently ha'd been extinct since Satur day night. According to an anniouncement in the Chicago papers. Captain Louis Os- theim and Mrs. Eva Bruce W'ood were to have been married in this city to day a t Ithe residence of the bride’s ui^- cle, Walter B. Phlster. After the cere mony Capt. Ostheim and his bride were to leave immediately for the east, vis iting Philadelphia, the captain’s former home, and other cities. After May 1 they were ,to he at home a t Fort Scre ven, Savannah, Ga,. where .the captain’s babteiy is stationed. Capt. tistheim ■was stationed a t Fort Sheridan pre vious to the Spanish-American war and it 'was during his stay there that he met Mrs. Wood. He had been trans ferred from service with the Sixth ar tillery in Manila to the First artillery in the United Bta'ties, and had come to Chicago to be married when 'he com mitted suicide. The cause of the sui cide is a mystery. Nothing was left in h is room to throw any light on dhe matter. CHICAGO, April 9.—The verdict of death by an acidental wound was de cided on to-day by the coroner’s jury in the case of Capt. 'Louis Ostheim of 'the First U. S. artillery, .who was ^ found •dead last n ight in his apartments at ‘the Auditorium annex. At first it was believed to be a case of suicide* 'but no motive having been found for sueb an “act and after listening to considerable testimony ithe jury rendered its. ver- ADDBGED MURDERER ARRESTED. Great Damage Caused by Flarn'es In ' the Metropollc. ■ NEW YORK, April 9.—Fire broke out a t 3:30 this morning i n the frame building at the corner of Ash and Oak land streets, GreeUpoint, owned and occupied by Edward C. Smith as a box factory. Before it was brought under ■control the fire had spread to adjacent buildings and caused a loss estimated at a quarter million dollars. The loss on the box factory is about ?100,000. The woodyard of George W. Riper was destroyed, together with small buil'd- Ings containing machinery. The loss will be $10,000. Other losses were as follows; Post & McCord, Brooklyn Iron works, $50,- 000; Alexander Colum, coal yards, $50,- 000; Church & Co., soda works, $10,000; Brooklyn Oil works, $25,000. The loss of various ^niali buildings will bring the total up to about $250,000. BNGERSOLL RUNS AWAY. ITHAOA, N. Y„ Api‘119.~CharIcs In- goTOoIX, 'the 'd'efaulttoff co-unty (ii'easur- er, who was under bonds- 'Of $10,000 to appear In court to-day, (lad itlils morn- lug, Ho waS' BC'on to lioard a aouth- bomul tm in a t 8; IS niul wao (traced as far M East Waverly. Ills boiwl was HiirroiMl'Orefi as aoon as his Illgli't bo- came hii'own and Btroniioys efforts avo M n g mado to capture Ww, charged 'With Killing a Man in a New Jersey Hotel. PATERSON, N.J., April 9.—The po- 'lice 'to-day arrested Joseph Zimmer, who yesterday shot andi kil'led Geo. Marion, son of a ho,tel Keeper a t Wel- llngto-n, N. J. When arrested the man said he had become Involved in a n al tercation with Marion and a man nam ed White in 'the b ar room of a hotel in Wellington. He said 'that ihe tried to ■escape, but Marlon and White attack ed him on the street and he fired ibhe fatal shot in self defense. The prison er was taken to Wellington, where he was locked ■up. Ziimmer Is an ex-pugi list and 'Wias formerly a spandng part ner of Frank Erne. He Is now a ma chinist'and was formerly a resident of Buffalo, b u t recently has been working 7a,tson machine shops in Pater- In ibho Wats WILL GO TO CHICAGO. Appangements Completed for Ad miral Dewey’s Visit. WASHINGTON, April 9.—The Chi cago reception committee, consisting of W. B. Conkey and J. ■M. Glenn, had a final interview with Admiral Dewey to-day. No mention was made o fpoll- tics, the admiral’s only allusion to the matter being that since he had accept ed the invitation to visit Chicago last October, conditions had changed and that he w s glad to accept the hospi tality of the city «f Chicago. He said he had received invitations from vari ous organizations th e re' to become their guest, hut had not accepted them. He had placed himself in the hands of the city of Chicago. He also requested that there be no separate entertain ments for himself and Mrs. Dewey and he wished the matter to he so arranged that she could attend all the functions at which he would be present. The ad- mira]r was assured that his wishes in this respect would be carried out and also was informed that arrangements had been made to have his son, who is now a resident o f Chicago, participate in the various entertainments. The admiral’s party, consisting of himself and Mrs. Dewey, Lieut. Caldwell, Mr. Maddy of Baltimore & Ohio railroad, Chinese servant and Mrs. Dewey’s maid, will leave this city on a special train over the Baltimore & Ohio on April 29 in time to reach Chicago and rest before the ball at the auditorium on the n ight of the 30th, the evening of the second anniversary of the battle of Manila hay. - Will be Open Sundays. PARIS, April 9.—The authorities have decided that lall the exhibits at the exposition axe to be open 'to the ■public, on 'Sundays 'and the United States exhibits ore, maturally, within this regulation. Thacse exhibits are under cover in buildings erected by*the French govern'meiit, over iwhlch the United States autliorlties have no con trol, 'and therefore, they must abide by the rules established. The United States National Pavilion is not within this category and the question of its be ing opened or closed on Sunday, the French officials have left nentlrely to Cotomissioner Peck’s desire. 'He will probably an'nounce to-day or to-mor- row his final 'decision in the matter. THE STOCK MARKET. Aran. Steel & w i r e ..................................55 “ a PS; Tobacco..........................................107% Brooklyn Rapid Transit ........................ 70ii Contliiental Tobacco................................29% Consolidated Gas ................................... 191 C. B. & Quincy ........................................ 130% Delaware & Hudson............................117 Federal Steel .............................................47% General Electric .................... ’ ................ 132 Jersey Central..........................................119% NEW YORK M. E. (CONFERENCE. NEW YORK, April 9.-'-The Now York conference of the Methodist Epis copal church to-day took another bal lot for tlio election of two reserve dole- gates to the Chicago general confer- j once. Tho hallot resulted In the oloc- tlon of Bov, Philip Qommond, presld- ing eldoi' of Kingston district, and Rov. Clark Wright, prosUUng olrtor of PoughkcopBlo district, as geconrt and third reservo doloptc*, .. b T S s s ;:; 1 ^ ■ 1 E i i iiif ..... 'ii EM , M’GIFPERT IS OUT. Formally Withdraws From the Presby terian Church To-Daj. NEW YORK, April 9.—Rev. Dr. Ar thur C. MoGiffert to-day (formally with drew fno.m 'the Presbyterian church. Hia resignation was sent tO' the Presby tery of New York, which must _ to-day. In his le btex of resignation Dr.McGiff'ert states that he does n o t withdraw be cause he regards the charges of heresy preferred against him as^well founded, but that he feels thait he should no;t go 'through a trial before the general as sembly, which would doubtless precipi tate and needlessly prolong the agita tion that ihas been 'distracting the church recently. The resignation was laid before the Presbytery by tho moderator. Rev. Di’. David G. Wylie, and after i t had been read a motion to refuse Dr. McGiffert’s request was made in order to send the whole matter to the general assembly, which meets a t St. Louis in May. This motion led to a technlohal discussion as to whether the Presbytery could per m it Dr. McGlffert’s withdrawal in this manner and the moderator ruled that the request could not 'be granted. An appeal was taken from the ruling and the chair being reversed, ithe request was formally granted. In Recorder’s Court. Minnie Wynkoop and Fred Cooper were arrested early 'Sunday morning by Chief Sperber ‘for being drunk and disorderly and when arraigned yester day morning the former paid a fine of $5, while the Jatter's ease was held over until this morning,, -at which time he was sent to the Albany penitenitlaiT for t'hree months. Charles Bower ■was arrested Satur day night .by Officer Craig for being drunk and 'disorderly and paid a fine o.f $5 yesterday morning. Hamilton Miller, who w.as charged with disorderly conduct In 'breaking up a Salvation Army meeting, was ar raigned this 'morning, (pleaded guilty, and paid a line o-f $5. ,M. A. Frasier was arrested, charged with riding a hicyele o n the sidewalk on Smith' avenue and paid a fine of $1. Millard Chase was also arrested on a charge 'Of riding a bicycle on Ibhe side walk on Rural avenue and paid a fine of $1. The bicycle ordinances are to be rigidly enforced and wheelm'en (will do well to keep off the sidewalks. Endorsed by the School. At a recent 'meeting of the Sunday school board of the F frst M. E. church, the members decided to (endorse the ac tion of the ministers in regard to boy cotting Sacandaga park, ■ 'providing Sunday excursions are encouraged. It was 'the unanimous opinion 'that tlie school shO'Uld no(t i^o 'to. the park as long as' conditions remain unchanged. A committee consisting of H, 'Vaji Vor- is, 0. L. Everest and J, S. Howott was appointod -to see whn/t arrangements can be made to 'provide for an outl'jg for the school, VARNISH MAIOT^DEVOB'S VAR- Floor Paint cost Do, inoro a quart; makci It look brighter and wear fully twice as long as oheapur floor paint, fold br 3 , Vm Alike}), Another Halloek Sceerae. •Reports from Ohio state that the projected com'bine of the glove manu facturers of 'that state, under ibhe 'head of the ■Ohio Glove company. Is aniotber of the schemes of A. T. Hallook, whieh is likely Ito fall through, a s far as a combinaition id conce'med, as'nepreaen- tatlves ic'f some of the glove firms in Columbus were in the city Saturday and stated that they had n o intention of goin^ into the combine and propos ed to let HaJlock run his own business. The Ohio Glove company, i t was stated, was composed of a president, secretary and treasurer, and Hallock held the,po sition of manager of (the eatahlishmettt at Delaware. Gruen Precision Watches, The Highest iPer» fcction. NONE REPOliTEi) A5 CONDEMNED They stand without a rival in the wo rid for perfect time pieces. Call to see and examine them and ge t p.rmphlet giving a detailed descrip- . tion of all parts. M A R R Y A» D I L L O I N . Diamond Mercliainit and Jewei&r. sS MORTH MAIM STREET. SAIS THE NELSON ClISTOIH FIT SHOE: TRY HIE, BOY HE, I WILL ....... WE8R mi ..... You can bet you won’t 'regret If ME YOU will buy a t the “Bell.” If you only look a t .me, you will admit ['hat 'I am nobby, nice and n S'tylisb, slick and very swell, ame “'Nelson (Custom F it,” m3 aade as good os I can be, Wilth 'best of leather put Into me, A'm made of Vlci Kid 'and Chrome calf. My Name Is Nelson Custom Fit. Price $3.50.' V Obituary. John W. Place died at the Tremont House at 10:30 o’clock last night, aged 63 years. He was taken ill Saturday and continued to fail rapidly until the time of his death. He Is survived by one son, Harry B. Place, and one daughter, Mrs. Daniel Yates, both of this city. Funeral services will be held at the home of his daughter. No 202 East Fulton street, Thursday at 2 p. m., and will he conducted by Rev.'W. E. Park. Interment will he made in the Place plat, a t Prospect Hill ceme- j •Buy me, try me, and if I 'don’it turn 0 a t as I should. You cam take ■me (back and imy seller s will makqJt good. Another shoes for men and ladies’, boys and gins at money s^vine prices?^ BELL. 3 H O E CO. 10 W . F u l t o n S t . Next door to the Bell Clofhing Co. ____________ _ PENINSULAR STEEL RANGE Celebrated Its Anuiversary. The Young. Men’s Social club gave a banquet Saturday evening at the club rooms In the. Littauer building, it be ing the first anniversary of the club’s , organization. Tho members enjoyed! music, singing • and dancing and a ( most pleasant evening was passed by i lose present. Take up any of the Fashion books—read the “woman’s pages” in the newspapers. It’s one story in all—this is a lace season. This collection contains the richest laces ever shown in 'the city, and plenty of them. No question about finding what you want no matter how exacting you are.. • Real Duchesse lace robes with co'm- bination applique, $360.00 and $400.00 Real Renaissance iace 'robea with net coimblnatlO'n—skirt, waist and sleeves oomplebe—$85.00 and $100.00 >eaoh. ■Olrcuiar collaa's of Duchesse lace, $18,00 (to $40,00 each. Hand-run Llerre laco imhes—akii’its, waists, and S'leeves—'$35.00, $40,00 and $50.00 each. Real Point laco, 3 to 0 Inches wide, $1.25 'to $25.00 a yd. Blnolc robes in combination, not with nppliqiip, net with ,mines, •n'Ot with poi'd-and-i'lbbon effect, from $35,00 to $ 00 . 00 . Albuny, N. Y, (W a rranted) = = ^ J SAVES 2 5 ?^ IM FUEL. Bakes on Oven Rack and Oven i Bottom Same Time, No Blacking and No Poking. < | Any kind of Coal or a^-in. Wood. WE GIVE A fG U A R A N T E E B O N D j I , 1 1 8 , s - m J will be pleased to show their new line of Go-Carts and Baby wagons, roU top 'desks. Our new. bed room suits from $12 and up. Welour couches, $5 and in colors. Vernis Mastin Stands, uphol-) stery goods and sofa pillows o l l in ' the newest colors. Do not forget the fancy rockers from' $3.75 to $4.75- 'ost, Jones | Co Brussels and Velvet Carpets The handsomest and best line we have ever shown. W. H. DIXON CO 27 NONTH -MtAIN I T R I i n
