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#looer0tiUle Hla% Cea^el:. VOL. XIII, NO 94. GLOVERSVILLE, N. Y., MONDAY, DECEMBER 18,1899. ^ H O L E NO. 443. FAITH INJ 0 BETS 8 Believed That He Will Re trieve the Situation. SEMI-OFFICIAL COIVEMUNICATION SAYS THAT THE DISPOSITION TO REGARD THE CHANGE AS A RE FLECTION OF GEN. BULLBR IS ERRONEOUS—ENGLAND AWAK ENING TO HER ENORMOUS TASK. LONDON, Dec. 18.—“B o T ds ,” as Lord Roberts, of Kandahar, Is familiarly known, is a name to conjure within Great Britain, and that Lord Roberts andnd Lordord Kitcheneritchener are considered the a L IC Tight men to retrieve the disastrous situation in South Africa is amply evi denced by the more cheery tone of all war discussion this morning. In spite of the attempts of the authorities to gloSs over the supercession of General Bailer, the fact remains that the new appointments cannot be regarded oth erwise than as a penalty for his failure. A semi-offidHT communication says: “The disposition to regard the change as a reflection on the general is entire ly erroneous. As the forces engaged in - -’ttcrease the oflicers of e,, naturally,aturi appointed higher rank are n to supreme command. uenerai Kooeris. in-spue or tne plaus ibility of the argument, every one re cognizes that It is not the whole truth. Friends of Buller see in the headlong plunge of the cabinet suspicious panic. There is no denying that the prodigi ous exertion which the government considers necessary to crush the two little republics shows that even the se date Lord Salisbury sees the extreme gravity of the present aspect of affairs. Probably the minister remembered the peril, which the public seems to have forgotten, of a possible rising of the Kaffirs. Indeed, unpleasant rumors are already current in this direction, which would be infinitely more serious than a rebellion of the Dutch. LEAVES OMDURMAN TO-MORROW. CAIRO. Dec. 18.—General Lord Kitchener leaves Omdurman Tuesday and will arrive here Friday. He will start for Cape Town as soon as possi- FIRE lir NEW YORK Four Persons Injurs® i g y Ytw w e a t - Fire This Morning'. NEW YORK, Dec. 18.—Three persons were burned and a fourth Injured this morning by jumping from the second story window in a tenement house fire in Hoboken, which gutted the huildlng at 118 Jefferson avenue. The follow ing are the injured: Dennis Sullivan, forty-three, recovery doubtful; Sophie Kerchoff, eleven, slightly burned; Liz zie Kerchoff, thirteen, slightly burned; Wilile Brlder, twelve, jumped from the second story, sprained ankle and slight internal Injuries. CURRENCY BILL PASSED. By the House of Representatives To- 190 to 150. The following Democrats voted ^or the bill: Clayton, Denny, Deyggs, Fitzgerald, Ruppert, Scudder, Thayer, Wilson. Heavy Penalties Imposed. 4«JLIUlWb tUitl Wesley C. Loucks and John Magee, .of the t03vn of Avoca, Steuben county, have been convicted, upon indictments found charging them with the crime of selling liquors without having obtained ^ a liquor tax certificate, and dned $200 each. LeSiwld Gelhle, of Wayland, Steuben county, has been convicted upon an indictment found for unlawful sales of liquor on Sunday and fined $50. The defendant in each case stands com mitted to jail until the fine imposed is Condition o f Stock Exchange LONDON, Dec. 18.—Business on the stock exchange here to-day opened with a better tone on the readiness of the governiment to face the situation, but, thoughts of a prolonged war, dear ness of money and political considera tion added to the liquidation of bank rupt stocks, led to a digression which sent consols below par for the first time since 1894. They were quoted at 99% at two o’clock. Ten Persons Injured by a Collision; NEW ALBANY, Ind., Dec. 18.—An airline road engine and a Pennsylvania suburban ti-aln between Louisville and New Albany, collided in this city to day. The Pennsylvania train had 150 passenger.s. One of the coaches was knocked off the tracks and badly de molished. Ten passengers were in jured, mostly women, but with possibly one exception, it is not thought any will die. Rate o f Six Per Cent MadOt NEW YORK, Dec. 18.—It is an- nouncod that tlie clearing house banks have made a rate of six per cent, for ronownlB of time loans to-day. It has boon decided that no extreme rates from money shall bo charged If It can possllily ho avoided. Obituary, HOME, N. Y., Dec. 18.-0)ilnf of Po llen Mlclmol Hngoi'ty lUod to-day, iigort 5:i ytai',!. FAILURES IN NEW YORK. Two Companies Fail to Open Their Doors For Business To-day. in the Standard oil building, a t No. ! Broadway, has closed its doors and a notice upon the door says th a t the company has suspended payment pend ing an examination of its books. The company has issued a statement showing liabilities of $11,643,600, of ■which $2,928,800 is due to depositors. The assets are given a t $11,719,550, of which $1,145,000 is in cash, $3,350,000 In bonds. Included in the assets is an item of $4,423,500 syndicate loans. Officers state that the immediate cause of suspension was inablity of the company to convert its securities into cash in time to meet sudden demands made upon it. The suspension of Henry Allen & Co., bankers and 'bro'kei’s, was an nounced on the stock exdhange this morning. No statement of the liabil ities have yet been made. rhat-they could to keep the monej rate down, k ept the market quiet for t while and some substantial rallies ■wer< made, h u t a s the day progressed the urgent need for money caused a violent advance in the call loan, a rate of.thir ty per cent, was 'paid 'and almost im mediately fifty per cent, was bid, fol lowed by a demand of seventy per cent. Stocks gave way again all around and were thrown over in 'great volume in the rapidly descending scale. Succes sive lots of 100 shares produced a fall of a point in some stacks for three points. Some of the moro violent de clines were in the Metropolitan Street railway, 16 points; sugar 1 ; ' People’s Gas, 10; Rook Island, 7; Brooklyn Rap id T ransit, 7; Manhattan, 6; New York Central, 5; Great Northern, pfd., 62 1-2, Federal Stepl, 5; Burlington, 5; Louis ville, 4; Gontinental Tobacco, 5, and a large number of railroad stocks, three points or over. By 2:30 -p. m. money was loaning at 100 per cent. HOUSE COMMITTEES ANNOUNCED. List of the Chalriaen of the Most Im portant Committees. WASHINGTON, Dec. 18.—Speaker Henderson announced the house com mittees to-day. The follO'Wlng are the E the most Important com- seph G. Cannon, Illinois; judiciary, George W. Ray, New York; banking :^ndrcBrrencr, Miarriot Brosius, Penn sylvania; rivers and harbors, Theodore E. Burton, Ohio; agricultural, J. W. Wadsworth, New York; foreign affairs, R. R. 'Hitt, Illinois; military affairs, J. A. T. Hull, Iowa; naval affairs, C. A. Bon telle, Maine; postofilces and post roads, E. P. Loud, California; Indian affairs, J. S. Sherman, New York; rail ways and canals, Charles A. Chicker- ing, New York; manufacturers, G. W. Parris, Indiana; expenditures in de partment Of agriculture, C. W. Giliett, New York. A TRAGIC END. Dr. Jenkins, on Trial for Murder, Mortally Wounded. murder and abortion, came to a sud den and tragic end to-day, when Hugh Wheat, 28 years of age, a brother of Mary Wheat, one of the doctor’s alleged victims, shot and mortally wounded the defendant, in the crowded court KILLED BY A TROLLEY. W e llknow n Society Irfidy o f Toronto Crushed to Death. TORONTO, Dec, 18.—Mrs. James E. Rogers, a wellknown society lady of this city, was killed by a trolley car late Sat urday evening. She was returning home from Havergal hall in a hired sleigh and when crossing Church-street the sleigh was struck by a southbound trolley car. It had almost cleared the track when it was struck and the sleigh was therefore not greatly damaged, but Mrs. Rogers was thrown out and fell in front of the Tbe fender had been bent by collision usless to E with the rig and rtunatertunate yards before the car could be stopped, the unfo woman, over whose body every wheel passed, killing her in stantly. She was carried for aboi 16 car could be stoppe ngled as to be quite ui recognizable, her limbs being quite sev ered from her body and her head being terribly crushed. The driver of the sleigh escaped unhurt. Mrs. Rogers be longed to one of the best known familiefi of this city. Mortality In Oetober. The monthly bulletin of the state board of health, just issued for Octo ber, contains the following mortality statistics for that period'relating to Gloversvllle and vicinity: Total No. Rate per Under deaths. 1,000. 5 yes. Gloversvllle .. .,1 6 12,8 3 Johnstow n ........ 13 21.0 4 Troy ................... 95 17.2 28 A lbany .............. 138 16.2 33 Cohoes ............... 31 15,0 9 ■Watervllot ........ 14 14.0 4 Schenectady .... 30 13.6 5 CoblcBklll ........ 5 17.0 1 Amsterdam . , ,, 31 18.0 8 Fort P lain ....... 1 Little Palls . . ,. 18 18.0 5 HorUlmor ......... 9 21.0 2 Illon.. .. . .......... 8 0.0 1, Onconta ...... 7 10.5 1 Copporstown , , 1 0 ^ KPOffifi tasy to pay ii nolo lipfore 11 IIEDT.BBDMBYDEAD Gallant Officer Succumbs to Typhoid Fever. WAS DBWIJY’S FLAG LIEUTENANT —REGARDED BY THE ADMIRAL AS A BRIGHT AND ENERGETIC OFFICER—LEAVES ANf AGED MOTHER IN GEORGIA—BODY WILL BE TAKEN TO HIS HOME FOR BURIAL. WASHINGTON, Dec. 18.—Lieutenant Thomas M, Brumby, flag lieutenant to Adntiiral Dewey during the Manila campaign, who has been ill with typhoid fever for several weeks, died at Garfield hospital shortly after 6 o’clock last night. The death of Lieutenant Brumby, while not unexpected, was a great sh'ock to Admiral Dewey. The rela tions of the two men for several years past have been very intimate, and a strong friendship had grown up be- ween them. Lieutenant Brumby went out to tho Asiatic station with the admiral and had been there with him until they both returned to the United States several months ago. In his capacity as flag lieutenant to.'the_admiralj. Lleu- LIEUTENANT BRUMBY. practically all the ___ e i as his personal representatlve_ln. many matters of detail delegated to him by the commanding officer. He was recognized by Admiral Dewey as a bright, energetic 'and capable assist ant, while the devotion of the latter to the admiral was something marvel lous. The burden of his thought dur- the latter days of his illness, was racked with delirium, present Illness di Nov. 27, the first symp tom being nothing more than a cold. Ing the latter days of his illn when hla mind was racked with delirii seemed to he regarding his work the admiral. The lieutenant’s present Illness from about Nov. 27, the first i tom being nothing more than a which, however, failed to yield to treat ment, and so( to the Garfield Admiral Dewey was unremitting in his attentions to him until his condi tion became precarious and visitors ivere not allowed lays ago Mrs. W. itta, Ga., a sister, was summoned, and iver, failed to yield to treat- soon afterwards he went eld hospital, where he died, lewey was unremittir IS to him until his c :ariou3 and visit to see him. Some I. Heyward of Mari etta, Ga., a sister, was summoned, and Thursday she was joined by her hus band, both remaining with the lieuten ant until he died. The lieutenant’s aged mother is still living In Marietta, Ga. The father, who Is dead, was a colo nel of the Fourteenth Georgia regi ment in the Confederate army. Lieutenant Brumby was 44 years old and unmarried. Nothing definite has 3oncernlng the funeral, 5 body will be taken to except that the body will be tal Georgia for interment, leaving here to- night for Atlanta. It is entirely improbable that miraliral Deweyewey willll accompanyccompany the m D wi a i mains, 6ut will designate his set Lieutenant Caldwell, to perfon PREPARED FOR DEATH. Hra. Bram h y , A g e d M other o f t h e Lieu tenant, R eceived the N ew s Calmly. MARIETTA, Ga., Dec. 18.—Mrs. Ann Eliza Brumby, the aged mother of Lieu tenant Brumby, received news of her son's death verv calmly. The long ill ness of the lieutenant had prepared Mrs. le shock and she displayed eral days ago. The Brumby burying ground is in At lanta, and, while Mrs. Brumby would like to have the remains of her son she said she would offer year; choose a bright sunay day; fill a large tub 'half full of water that Is al- ■inost boiling hot, and dissolve enough Gold Dust Washing Powder in It to make a good suds; put on© or two pil lows lin, accoirdlnig to size, and push them up and' down and rub them be tween the hands until clean. If one suds is not enough, ufeo two or more; ■rinse in clear warn 'water, wring as dry as possible and hang thorn out; when diTi shako well, and they will bo as light and soft ns now pillowB, Special sale of watehe* all this ■week at P. 0. Bennett & Oo.'e, 3 North Main stroot. zin o ’ and orindino make Dflvoe Load and ^Ino Paint wear twlc# a« long 00 lead and oil mixod Uy band* SfiNSATION IN CONSTANTINOPLE. Son-in-law o f the Sultan Flees with His Wife’s Jewels. ANTINOPLE,. Dec, 18.—The aiigui, ujL Che sultan’s son-in-law, Mah mud Pashaw, Thursday, with h is wife’s' jewels and all the money he could col lect, has caused a great sensation here. It has now been ascertained that he sailed for Marseilles on a steamer, and Turkish government has tele- ^ led to the French minister of foreign affairs asking for hj? a rrest on- arrival, and his return to Constantino ple on charges that he is implicated In a plot to assassinate the sultan. This accusation, however, is generally dis credited and it is believed that the re fugee is a victim of intrigue. WHALEBACK lost . ...... Barge No. U 6 W ith Crew of N ino Men Has ■Foundered. SAULTE 'STE MARIE, Mich., Dec. 18.—Whaleback 'baJ-ge No. 115, with a crew of nine men, missing since last Wednesday, has been given up for The only names known of the lost men are: Captain Arthur A. Boyce. Mate Michael Stynop. Cook William Buckner. The steamer Colgate Hoyt, which had the barge in tow, and the tug Vigilanl of the Whaleback fleet, gave up the search for No. 115 yesterday. During the gale on Tuesday when the Hoyt was pulling the barge Into \ithe great northeast storm, *the crew could be seen on the barge pumping water that colored with iron ore. This indi- was Wrong ■as dlspiayei ■was colored with iron cated that something was Wrong, no distress signal was displayed the barge, and it was thought that all was well. About 6 o’clock Wednesday morning the hawser broke, and the storm was so severe that the Colgate Hoyt was unable to find th4 barge. The lost vessel was 256 feet long and 36 feet beam. She carried about 3,OOC tons of Iron ore and was valued CRIMINAL STATISTICS. Notable Dcorcaae In Numfeer o f Conviotl Confined In State Inatltixtlons. ALBANY, Dec. 18.—AccorSlng to thf annual statistical reports filed with th< state prison commission, the total number of prisoners . confined In tht prisons, penitentiaries, reformajtorles house of refuge and county Jails of thi state Is steadily on the decrenee and es pecially is this fact noticeable in the mltentiaries. In 1893, there were 4;«98 -priaon- irles and 2,824 in 1897, the population In tliese in stitutions during the Where In 1893, there were 4;«98 -pria era confined In our penitentiaries i 2,824 in 1897, the population In tliese stitutions during the past, year ending Oct 1, shows a record of 2,221, a de- je of over 600. In every penltentiarj except in New York county lecrease and thia'exceptios Shows but a slight lncre*jf6 of 36 ovefi crease of over 6 of the State except in year’s population. Payn 'WanU Iteappointxnent. N e w YORK, Dec, 18.—There Was i long conference at the Fifth Avenue ho tel between Senator Platt, Speakei Nixon, Chairman Odell and George fight for reappointment as state super- Aldridge. The appointment of the next were discussed. LoUIs P. Payn, who wll Interview in which he was leported as saying that Governor Roosevelt could never again become his party’s candi date lor governor and that the senate would never confirm the nomination ol other man than himself for the po sition he now holds. Payn renewed protestations that he had been inis- to succeed himself despltfe Governor Roosevelt’s Gallagher Guilty o f M anslaughter. SCRANTON, Pa., Deo. 18.—A murdei trial, in which three generations of a family were defendants, ended yesterday with a verdict of manslaugbiter against Thomas Gallagher, aged 21, the young est of the four defendants and acquittal for his brother, Joseph Gallagher, hh mother, Ann Gallagher, and his grand- mother, Bridget Dempsey. The mur der for which they were tried was th« killing of James Quinn, Sr., at Carbon- dale township, Aug. 13 last, during quarrel between the Quinns and Gall ghers, which began In a dispute between boys. The witnesses were all positive that the fatal wound was caused by a stone thrown by Thomas Gallagher. Rev. D r. H a ll’s Gucoeasor. jton, N. J., been chosen to succeed the late Dr. John Hall as pastor of the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian church. This announce ment was made from the pulpit of the church and formal action will be taken by the congregation at a meeting to be held Wednesday evening. The annual salary to be paid Dr. Purves Is said to be $10,000. This will be subsiantlally increased by the use of the parsonage. . NIAGARA FALLS EXCURSION. The West Shore railroad will sell at all atatloiia on the Mohawk and Hud son divisions, special excursion tickets to Niagara .Falls and rotum, at rate of single far© tor tho round trip, on. De cember 23 and 24. These tickets will ,bo sold for all regular trains anil wlU bo valid for return passago until De cember 20, Incluslvo, Call niton ticket agoiits for tlckotu, time' t«l)lo« and spaco In parlor o r aloeping cars. Tho mnjoi'lty of i)oiiItlc(« may bo mixed wH'li boiling watm’ (und allowod to boll for a f«w inlniitof). Tlilo will belp to tli«i beat. B FIlLtliniVES Eleven Men of Gilmore’s Par ty Yet Alive. SEAMAN RYNDBRS, WHO WAS ONE OP THOSE CAPTURED, HAS REPORTED ON BOARD THE FLAGSHIP AT MANILA—FILIPI NOS DID NOT CARE FOR THE WOUNDED PRISONERS. WASHINGTON, Dec. 18.—Encour aging'news was received by the navy department to-day from Admiral Wat son at Manila, respecting the members of the crew of the Yorktown’s boats party which landed a t Baler last spring. The report gives the account of a sail or of the party who has made his way to Manila, and it shows that eleven of the original party of fifteen are still alive. The cahlegram is as follows: “MANILA, Dec, 17.—Seaman Ryn- ders, of the Yorktown, who was cap tured at Baler, and recaptured with Woodbury by the cavalry at Bayom- ald, Dillon, Morresy were killed, and Rynders, Woodbury, Kenvllle wound ed in the foot and unable to- travel. They are doing well. ■ . BALER, Dec. 15.—I expect Wood bury to-morrow. The wounded were not cared for by the Filipinos. The ■wounds are receiving personal care. Woodbury and Rynders walked nearly to Manila. (Signed), WATSON. Three OhUdren Burned t o D eath. NICHOLASVILLE, Ky„ Dec. 18.- Three small children of Samuel Rey nolds were burned to death yesterday. They ■had been locked In the house while Mr. and Mrs. Raynolds were on a visit to a neighbor’s. The parents returned in time to see- the house cpl- Young XYoman F a t e lly Burned. ROCHESTER, Deo. 18.—Mrs. Rachael Van Antwerp, aged 38, while using g£ ollne to clean a gown, set fire to h clothlnff, and died at the City hospll In great agony yesterday. Subscribe for The Leader. Co. To Buy Doilboratoly, CoiUDnho i t If you 'Want to see all Albany on gift-gathering tour, come in the afti crowd are to b e congratu Carpet Swefpers Make Ideal Gifts. To siveep carpets and mattings, use a carpet sweeper. A broom CROWDS IN what it doesn’t carry along or send up in dust; a car pet sweeper PICKS UP every particle of d irt and hangs on t o it. And which is less harmful to the c a rpets-the bris tles of the swee,per-brushes, or tho harsh splints of a broom? Which is less likely to cause back aches and calloused bauds? Hundreds of husbands in this town who’d buy carpet sweepers for their wives If their labor-saving and carpet- savtog qualities were only brought to their attention. And they’re CHEAPER than brooms, A 2.50 sweeper will last eight or ten How long would eight or ten 25c. brooms last? We sell all the popular makes. 1.25 to 3.00. Albany. CHRISTMAS COMING Ring the Belles! or might Watch, Chain and Charm them with O i s m o n d s , R u t o i e 3 , E m o r a l d s , foITsPmiiri f=®arls; I O p a l s , I u r c |L J O i 3 & . Many new and choice goods o f value. Sterling Novelties. Ebony Mounted Toilet Articles. Artistic Designs in Solid Silverware. Odd Pieces and Sets in American Cut Class. Ladies'or Cents’ Fine Mounted Silk Umbrellas. Onyx Top Tables,' Choice Clocks, Lamps and Brica-Brac. The Choicest Stock of valuable goocis in the City at Prices Right. m A r r y a . d i L l o n . Diamond Merchant and Jeweler. 38 BOSTH U A in STREET. Men’s Fancy Slippers. Our assortment now complete. Prices Lower Than Ever. Men’s imitation alligator slippers, - - 50c. Men’s fancy embroidered slippers, - ■ 5Qc. up Men’s hand sewed leather slippers, tan and black, $1.00. Boys’ fancy embroidered slippers, sizes 3 to 5 l-i2. 40c. Youths’ fancy embroidered slippers, sizes 11 to 2. 35c. Would be pleased to have you see them. M . M a r R , Xmas! What could make ^ a nicer Present? or how coiild you begin the New Year better than to purchase a PEmilR STEEL « largest and best assortment of stoves in the city. A number of nice second hand parlors and ranges. B r a m e r , THE STOVE MAN. 12 Church Street. Remarkable Offer in Furniture —for tha— HOLIDAYS. Some of the things mentioned below: Fancy cobbler rocker, $1.88. Gold Oak jardiniere stands, 56c., 76c. and $1.00. Good oak extension table, $4.50. Six dining chairs, $4.08. i Oak Sid© board, $1S.00. ' t Hall trees, $8.50. Morris chairs, $4.75 to $15.00. Turkish chairs, $17.00 to $35.00. 3-Pieco Parlor Suits, $15,00, and oth er things in same proportion, a ll to bt had a t M, im \ Go «0 WEST PULTON STHBBT An Especially Handsome .. * .. Lot of INGRAIN CARPETS .J U S T IN Should have been here before, but the manufacturer was too far oversold. Pretty good evidence of their style and quality. W - H . D IX 03 ^ CO. 87 NOITH MAIN »TJIllTk
