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®li£ #lot)etstiiUe Hatln feakc ,VOL.XIlI, NO 104. GLOVERSVILLE, N. Y„ SATURDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1899. WHOLE NO. 453. SlIOATIOrrHESiME The War in South Africa at a , Standstill. f i g h t i n g a t m a f e s k in o — hi)RMAN STEAMER CAPTURED —BOERS ATTEMPT TO OUT THE RAILROAD AT VICTORIA WEST BUT PAIL-METHUBN BOMBARD- INO BOER POSITION, . . . di from Mafeking a;anotunces that in a sortie the British ma^e thgre D qc . 25, they attacked the^Bp.e^r fort, so jj^rsist- ently that fighting raged up to the —a ”l' ' off thehe fort.ort. Thehe Britishritish lostost 109 _ iged up to the w l o t f T B l 109 men killed and wounded. The Boer loss was two killed and seven woum Captains Kirkwood and Grenfell v captured by the Boers near Colens fen unloaded ison’s greetin season ’s greetin gs,” have h Ladysmith, A dispatch from the Boer camp at Modder river-says that the British, on ■ December 28, commenced a steady bom bardment of the Boer position. ATTEMPT TO CUT RAILROAD. .—The troops Ictoria W est id out last night to prevent an at tem p t of thh Boers to cut the railroad jar the station. A patrol reportec CAPE TOWN, Dec. 29.—The in the British camp of Victoria turned out la st nigh t to prevent tem p t of thh Boers to cut thi near the station. A patrol early in the evening that they had sighted the Boers In the neighborhood. At 10 p. m. the Boers opened a heavy fire near the station. The British re plied and the Boei*s retired a t day break, the attempt having been a fall- GERMAN STEAMER CAPTURED. LORENZO MARQUES, Dec. 30,—The German steamer Bundesrath, of the German East African line, has been captured as a prize and taken t o Dur- bem. The Bundesrath arrived here from Mozambique. She is of 1,319 tons. She sailed from Hamburg No vember 8. LONDON, Dec. 30,—It is leaimed that three German officers and twenty men, attired in khaki and intending to serve with the Boers, were aboard the captured steamer Dundesrath. LONDON. Dec. 30.—The queen has approved the appointment of the Duke of Connaught as commandor-in-chicf of the British forces in Ireland. tFurther war news may bo found on page 4.—Ed.] BIG FIRE IN CHICAGO. The Total Loss Placed at Nearly a Million Dollars. CHICAGO, Dec. 30.—Fire destroyed a building on Monroe street occupied by Wooley & Co., woolen goods, and “ ■ iwood & Co., boi ' badllly injured by a fallii CHICAGO, \Dec. .30.—It is now learned that nine firemen were injured in the Monroe fire. Two are i n a seri ous condition. FOUR MEN KILLED 'And Several Injured by a Boiler Ex plosion To-day. ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa.. Dec. 30.— rere killed and seveml in- ;ler explosion near here } employes, o f Kellei ontractors Four men were jured by a boil to-day. They were & Cresson, railroad Steamer Wrecked. in the east mile off Duingeuess gale, Is South A i ! Pelotas VIOLATED PROVISIONS OF BOND. Heavy Penalty Imposed on a Pough keepsie Liquor Dealer. ANY, Dec. 30.—State Commis- •orts that sionei Maryland, for $9' judgment obtained by Mm in Dutches! county against James Coyle and the surety ou his liquor tax bond, the Fi delity and Deposit Co. The said Chyle violated the ' provis ions of the bond filed with his applica tion-statem ent for a liquor tax certifi cate for premises No. 422 Main street, Ppughkeepsie, by permitting the said premises to became disorderly and a resort for disorderly persons. Judg ment was recovered against him and the surety company for the full penal sum of the bond, ?700^ together with HONIGOrarS TUP Mystery Surrounding Cruiser Cleared Up. COALING STATION INSPECTED— WILL UNDOUBTEDLY RE-ESTAB LISH ONE IN LIBERIA—BADLY NEEDED IN CASE SUEZ CANAL SHOULD BE CLOSED TO AMERI CAN VBSSBLS--BNGLISH VIEWS. WASHINGTON Dec, 30.-Although the naval officials will make no official statement respecting the cruise of the tgomery to West Africa, it is ad- ATTACK ON MONARCHY Republicans of Portugal Use the Secret Treaty a s a Weapon. PARES, Dec. 30.—^Advices which have been received in the diplomatic circles here say that the republican ' ~ marchy, assert- of monarchy’s -Portuquese si upon to attack the r that it is eV ■ ing that it is evidence of monarchy’s weakness and willingness to sell Por- iguese colonies to fill the depleted iffers o f .the ----------- irobabl <‘KIng Charles pse his crown If he ac- England’s proposals even under menace.” it is asseffirted that the Portuguese Inister in Londo^ is a great friend of igaro says: probably will lqs< ' ‘ quiesceis to J POISONING S CENE. Xlepvoduced .By H ari-y Coruiih lu th e aiojineux T rial. Buenos Ayres about the let of last No vember. It Is believed that the navy department had its es'es upon a possi ble coaling station on the west coast. Before and during the civil war the United States had no less than three coaling stations on that coast. They were practically abandoned when the eux until next Tuesday on account of ' West African station, was dropped the New Year’s holiday. . ( from the list, but the chief of the The most interesting event in connec- , equlpmei\t bureau. Admiral Bradford, tion with the day’s proceedings occur- , jjas strongly urged that they' be •. re- Immediateiy before' the adjourn- ) established so as to ensure our naval Cornish was on the witness j vessels a source of coai supply when from the Eastern Atlantic around to the Philippines and 1 the event that the Suez canal should be closed against them. The t always has been I willing and even anxious that the sta- * 1 — — 1 , -------- . ’-.ept up. the obje stand, and Mr. Weeks we I s conducting passing f the cross examination. Suddenly Mr. j states arc Weeks asked the witness to step from J Cuba, in t the stand, sit dowm at the end of the • • occupied by the attorneys for tate. go through the preformanoe ening the botile of bromo seltzer, The British concei ‘ <■'»” ™ ■'■.''S the glass and how he poured the v/ater from one glass to another, being care ful to get approximately the same amount of water he used in the prep aration of the fatal' dose n the morn- •der of Mrs. Adams, Cor- therefore to affot seption of of the Montgomery’s visit? to Africa, may be entirely within the probability as intended not only •rd us a good coaling station where one is badly needed, but also'to exhibit to other nations our natural interest in the negro colony founded by Americans. * ________ DEFINE THE BOUNDARY. E n g lish Torsion of lUontgomory's Visit to L iborian Coast. LONDON, Dec. 30.—It has been learned by a representative of the press , , United States cruiser Mont- ^ somery’s visit to Liberia is apparently t him but the court remi^ked.^ Thi. | rpsu]); of overtures made to Wash ing of the murder of Mrs. Adams, Cor nish complied with the request and pro- ceeded'to demonstrate about how much he drank oE the mixture, also about how much Mi'S. Adams took of th- poison. It was not until Mr. 'Weeks asked the witness to drink the water in this fie scene ' that the pantomimic reproductl on the morning of the recorder Interferred. ed Cornish republic, lent is in i hurt him but the court reraarKeu: aiiis . , dumb show has gone far enough.” jj,gu Assistant District Attorney Osborne | ^riti good-naturedly told the witness to gc ‘ ahead and drink the water and the witness picked up the glass with the re mark: \Well I will drink It.” At I “ this point Recorder Goff again int-rfer--!^\!^\^, rcgarecl ed with the slatement that fie would Probable, as, It is asserted, not permit anything of the sort to take place in the court room. Mr. Osborne said that while Cornish not like the tactics adopted by the attorney for the defense, he had i objection to drinking the water If lowed to do so by the court. To this however, the recorder would not con- Two of the most important witnesses for the prosecution were on the stand during the day. They were John D. Adams and Cornish. STATE FINANCES. lean line. She was to Rotterdam. The a terrific , creas Hamburg i $244,( A n n u al R e p o r t of th e ktate T reasurer and C o m p troller. ALBANY, Dec. 30.—The annual re ports of the two .financial officers of the state, the comptroller and the state treasurer show’ that Jn Oct. I, 1898, there was a balance in the treas ury of 53,973,804.45. The total receipts Ifrom ■ all sources during the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 1899, were $25,837,- i36.92, making a total of receipts and balances of $29,810,941.37. The pay ment for all purposes amounted to $25,306,126.63, leaving a balance in the treasury of 54,504,814.74. This amount Is distributed among the canal, school, general, trust and miscellaneous funds, the greater part of it being in the general and canal funds. On the corporation tax bureau of the comptroller office during the past fis cal year there was paid from the tax on corporations, and the organization thereof, the sum of $2,741,818.05—an in- the preceding year of hment c Liberia no Liberian coaling, an more im- lem being open and sui'f-bi it it is learned that a far r portant step is under consideration. It consists in a joint request of the Unit ed States and Great Britain on France to define the boundary between the ter ritory she claims and that claimed by Liberia. This step Is not yet decided upon, but Great Britain only awaits the 'United States’ assent to become a party to such a request. It is alleged that France, for many years, has been :roachIng on Liberia and it was only bury’that British troops would be per mitted . CO‘ ■ \ ■ through Loreozo the matter was brought to the attention of the' home government it repudiated the minis ter’s aotion. RUN ON A LYNN BANK. But the Officials Met All the De mands Made o f them. LYNN, Mass., Dec. 30.—A run On the Lynn Five Cent Savings bank began to day because of the ruimOrs that the bank is involved deeply In the failure of the Globe National bank of Boston. The savings hank held eight-eight shares of the Globe stock. The surplus of the hank is a million dollars and the officials said that they could meet all the demands that m ight he made on them. A number of prominent mer chants mads deposits in the hamk and their action, together with the run had ceased. Requipoments Modified, WASHINGTON, Dec. 30.—The seo- cretary of war has mhdifled the re quirements as to the physical propor tions of candidates for enlistment in the army. In the order just issued he says: “It is not necessary that an ap plicant should conform exacMy to the figures indicated in paragraph 179. A variation not exceeding ten pounds In wpiglit or two inches in chest measure ment (at expiration) below the stand ard given in the table Is admissable when the applicant is active, has firm muscles and is evidently vigorous and healthy. Request Granted. WASHINGTON, DSC. SQ.-^Tlie Boer government has .assented to the re quest of the United States government to allow an American military officer to accompany the Boer troops for the purpose of observation. The war de partment v?ill at once send a suitable man to the scene of hostilities. by States that she was proprlating strenuous protest of the 1 that she was prevented fro large slice of Libe According to the Hon. Arthur Pon- sonby, managing director of the Libe ria rubber syndicate, which recently guaranteed- the Interest \of Liberia’s public debt, the Montgomery’s visit is probably prompted by a desire .to as certain the extent of French activity. Mr. Pensonby said to a representative of the press: 3isbop Hartzell, while in Monro- this year, strongly urged the gov- Bemains Placed on Transport. Thomas, which sails this afternot C a b inet Discusses A laska. WASHINGTON. Dec. 30.—After cabinet meeting yesterdayj sevi said that the meeting had year, strongly urged I to interest the Unitei rving the boundaries, ^ result that Liberia appointed a mis Sion to Washington. 1 believe it hai of the time was oci WilsonIson in dlscussliiscussing in d ' ■sibiliteai of Alaska. ting had de- •tance. Much Secretary •the agrlculti already made representations and pre- le the commander of thi ' ‘ ribili le Montgom- Investigated both this and the pos- lity of a coaling station. The lat- Liberla would gladly lease to the States, but, beyond hoisting ion It, would be of l i e Conris W ill Review A storia G rant. NEW YORK, Dec. 30.—Coi-poratio! Counsel Whalan yesterday obtained in the supreme court a writ of cerlerlor- i ari to compel the commissioners of the New Yoi'k state land office to produce ' for review of firs courts, everything , in their possession concerning the grant of land under water to the Astoria, Light, Heat & Power company. The Writ is made returnable in Albany county within 20 days. MaSQuid A iqioiatm c iit Aniiouncod, BINGHAMTON, N. Y.. Dee. 30.- Sovefelgn Grand Commander H. L. Faim6r Has appointetd Cnicnal Clinton P, Paige of fills city deSiuty of the Masonic supreme council of the state of New York, to succeed the late Charles B, Ide of Syracuse. The appointment is in effect until the next annual meeting of the supremo council. New Insurnuco Cumimiiy A dinlttod. ALBANY, Dec. SO.—Supeirintendent The amount of money received from the taxation of transfers of estates amounted to about $2,194,612.24—an in crease over that of the previous year of $197,402, and the largest amount receiv ed from this source, wdth one excep-1 tion, since the existence of the statute i ' , , creating this tax. , \The feeling among 3 commercially Interested that the republic’s be under Britain subjects ilberla is republic’s progress had better the protection of either Great or the United States. But, ng possiblie NY, Doc. SO.—Supe of CO Payn has admitted tho Fire Insurance company o£ M obcow to tranRHct business In this nlnto. The company has itepo.sllcd tho usual security c-xaett'd by the atuli*. During the past fiscal year there was expended for educational purposes the sum of $5,062,694.28; and for the support of hospitals, asylums, refor matories, house of refuge,^ soldiers’ and sailors’ homes, etc., the sum of $6,590,- The legislature of 1899 fixed a tax rate of 2 49-100 mills, which was divid ed as follows:' For schools, 81-100; for general pur- qqq poses, 1 26-100, and for canals 1 4,2-100. g^out 1 6vu On the present valuation of taxable nlanT in property of the state of $5,076,396,824, |® r w lll be of this tax, at the above rate, will yield ^ ® ' $12,640,228.09, which represents the amount which will be levied by direct taxation against the assessable pro perty of the slate through the various local taxing agencies. r present condition, every- l should be done to sup plants, June, will furnish employ OOO glass workersworkers In thii ,600 In this city, > Indiana is located, six months’ duratlc H e rnpudez liev a lu tioii R e a d . CARACAS, Venezuela, Dec. 30.-The HCrnadez revolution can be said to be ended. Hernandez is fleeling with 200 men to the Colombian boundary. The government troops and the minister of war, General Pulido, are back at Car- W e a tiier ln(Iloatlon«. Sun^Rlses, 7:29; Sets, 4:36. Ij^oon-Rises, 6:30. Fair, continued cold Saturday and Sunday; except probably snow flurries near the lakes; fresh west- to north WmyiDEllEHEW In Returning Thanks Bradstreet’s Report on Condi tion of Business. TEXTILES RETAIN STRENGTH- PRICES GENERALLY DISPLAY EXCEPTIONAL FIRMNESS—IRON AND STEEL SEASONABLY QUIET —FAILURES THIS YE'AR ARB THE SMALLEST IN FAST SB'VEN- TEEN^YEARS. \NEW YORK, Dec. SO.-Bradstreet’s taking Imparl today says: Holiday quiet and stock- appearance of dull ness to general distributive trade, brok- however by fair activity In reorder tness to fill up stocks depleted by heaviest holiday trade that has r been experienced. Anticipation of iring trade want* has given a more ordlnarlally appearance to busi ness In drygoods at New York, while in industrial lines the efforts of manu facturers to keep up with filled order books is resulting In unusually active operations. Following the flurry in money stocks and in some lines of spec ulative commbditles, noted last week, has,come a more cheerful tone and a staples I cotton, which i fected by last week’s money develop ments and also in hog products, coffee, tin and lead. crease has been a source ol that market, mori break recently is und< afforded opportunity tor heavy short covering by foreigners. Aside fron these features, prices have dlsplayec exceptional firmness, cereals holding orded opportunity : 'Bring by foreigner eatures, prices inal firmness, iclally well. The strength feature which current statistics of large season's re ceipts and sales of ■wool and Ip reports of enlarged old and heavily Increased new capacity In manufacturing lines. In Iron and steel seasonable, but booked In Iron and steel seasonal unabated activity on earlier orders is reported. A productioi below 13,700,000 tons of pig Iron is an ticipated. A gain in strength of other metals is a feature calling for note this week. Chicago reports business in all lines for the year as 25 to 50 per cent ahead of last year, prices 10 to 15 per cent higher and more orders booked for the ensuing year than ever before at this period. Holiday trade at St. Louis ’\VSs -sat isfactory and flillnir in orders have been of a . good volume this week. Kansas City reports such a large volume of reorders as to indicate that country buyers under bought. Colder weather has helped seasonable goods In the northwest, particularly at Min neapolis and at St. Paul. On the Paci fic coast a reaction from anti-holiday retail activity is noted. Trade reports from the south are generally good. Business failures for the week num ber 220, as compared with 211 last week, 218 In this week a year ago, 297 In 1897, 329 In 1896 and 316 In 1895. For the year failures are the small est in number for 17 years past, and. were it not for a few heavy financial TEBRORIZiNG* NATIVES. DERBY, Conn., Dec. 30.—Mr. George man, the oldest man in this city, and believed to be the oldest Mason in the United States, died yesterday at the age of 100 years 2 months 19 days. j Old-Tline ItlinKtrel Man Dead. ELGIN, Dec. 30.---J. N. McAndreWs, the old-time “Water Melon Man” of the Haverly Minstrel Elgin asylum yesi Filipino* Roaten I'Toin CoM t Towus Re tu r n and lUllBge. MANILA, Deo. 30.—The Insui wfio evacuated the coast tOi I Dagupan and Vl| advani £Y, Ind., Dec. 30.— o’clock 44 window- itories, representing 1,700 pots .merlcan Window Glass com- For the Generous Patronage Bestowed Upon Us This ...... Season, We Sincerely Extend Our Best Wishes to AH For A Very Happy and .... Prosperous New/ear i- Vi ' ' ^Vi M A R R Y A . D I L L O I N . Diamond Merchant and Jeweier. as NORTH MAIN STREET. especially as tho iderstood to have New Year’s Quests Will .....Be Made Welcome by the bright cheerfulness that w ill greet them when your hallway has been furnished with a few pieces from our stock of handsome and artistic bhll furaiture'. W e have some beauties In settees, chairs, tables, imlrrors, hall stands and trees that are gems of the furniture maker’s art, which you can not match for style, beauty or price in the city or buy anywhere tout at FeW- We have reduced prices on'^everythingin o’jr store in order to reduce stock as small as possi ble before taking inventory.. . . Open Every Evening Until 1900. F - E L D M A N , Home Outfitter. 37 apd 39W. Fulton St. 2 doora east of F. O 3 port of of wine and oil and of of coals, wLre'^the far^ • measurer of coals^grain, cheese, etc'!^ He Is a gov'^ AUBURN, I from Cato sa inly Ull RHinnpo llonriitg rontimnoil. ALBANY, DPP. iiO.-Tlio Ilanilipo Wnl accib G. 1 IV o£ that a noi'thbcii Lc'hlaVi Valley at H a, ill. passengpi’ Imln on tlui Lei road, which leaves tbla eliy lie and I i I h brothcr-ln-law were cross- 10 eafio of th o ' Jug the tracHf) couth of Cftto with hit) 'ator conipaiiy which who ool team when tho train otnidt them, down for a heaving yestovilny before Both horses were hllUd, but JuBUtsa ChoBtor ht special term, was brothcv-ln-law eccapod ir.jwy toy further adjourned until Juii. 3, a t uic jumnlog Hi' rqquont uJ Ml’.^Wvarsl, mado Du ub* A p p o inted FIx-o Chief of New 'Fork. NEW YORK, Dec. 30.—Deputy Chief Edward F. Crokev, nephew of Richard Croker, was yesterday promoted by Fire Commissioner Scannell to be chief of the Now York city fire department at n salary of $6,000 a year. Thu pro motion will take effect Immediately. Tho ccrtlfiod Hat of the civil servlco showed that Mr, Croker had a per contugo of 97.30, Mrs. Morrison Dead. MT. VERNON, Doc. SO.-M vb . Altrcd Morrlwn, who was ohot yostenl.jy by lior husband, who mistook Uoi’ for a hurglai’i fllftd to-day, am a 'AND d i u N o ^ Dsvoo Lnitd niid 5?lno Ffllnt wear twicfi iQiui w i«ia «&a pu St. Paul's I “in sever THE MOST POPUI j AR ROUTE To the west is over the system of the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern railway, the nvost perfectly appointed road In America. Its coaches-are the highest typo of ear builder's skill, With moflorn high backed seats and weather proof vestibnies, heutcfd by a iHitent, I'eKUlatert system anti lighted with PlPtioh gas. ISlcgant Weeping, imrlor and dining rarti nro attached to ail thi’owgh tvaiJiB and unUovmed attend* m All irgonts towns be tween Dagupan and V lgan, fleeing to the mountains before the advancing Americans, are returning in small bands to the towns the Americans don’t occupy, terrorizing the natives and children who showed friendship for tha Americans. The natives and Chinamen are seeking the protection of the Ameri can garrisons. Colonel 'Weasel’s cav alry, while scouting In the vicinity of Trinidad, found evidence of Filipino soldiers being in that adclnlty, but It was impossible to bring about an en gagement. The recent increase In the garrison of Namacpacan, against a threatened rebel attack on Christmas day, averted trouble. Colonel Luther R. Hare, of the Thirty- third infantry, who has been following a party of American prisoners, lost track for three days, about Deo. 20, of such signs and evidences of their pass age that they customarily left behind them. It is thought the prisoners were separated and conveyed to remote parte of the mountains, thus increasing the difficulties of General Young’s troops to effect a rescue. I General Wheeler who was recently In Manila requesting an appointment' south in the line of the expected cam paign, Is now a t Panique. GIGANTIC CORPORATION. L a c k a w a n n a Steel C o m p any tVIU P r o b ably Be Capitalized, a t S50,000,000. SCRANTON, Deo. 30.—The stockhold ers of the Lackawanna Iron & Steel lesslon her The general Impression here is that the company Is getting in shape to be- como a part of the big $50,000,000 steel concern now organizing In Buffalo. OIssR W o rker* B leot Oitlacr*, PITfCSBURQ, Doo. 30.-At «, special convqfition of the American Flint Glas» WorWrs union hold hero yosterdsy jobn Kunslsr UU« city was elected ppwldoiit to suficted W. J. Smllh, re* tlKbofi. chaclet B. Voisht of Coraopolix, vice fiVQsident and Henry Dobbin!i, PWladclsftilft, Kccritory. Siii«8|ltoJ)e;.339ioiA;A 1900 _____ ....will be.... A Happy::: , New Year to all who begin with a NEW PENINSULAR STEEL oi RED CROSS RANGE. A few parlor stoves left. We can carry the money easier than the stoves. EXAMINE PRICES. ....AT.... B r a m e r ’s , THE STOVE MAN, 12 w n u r c i i S t r e e t . Remarkable Offer in Furniture —for tbc— H OLID A YS Some of the things mentioned belo-w; Fancy cobbler rocker, $1.88. Gold Oak jardiniere stands, 55c., 75c. and $1.00. ' Good oak extension table, $4.50. Six dining chairs, $4.03. Oak side board, $12.00. Hail trees, $8.50. Morris chairs, $4.75 to $15.00. Turkish chairs, $17.00 to $25.00. 3-Piece Parlor Suits, $15,00, and oth er things In same proportion, all to b» had at lost iloues I Co W WEST PULTON STRBEST Your Wife Will . Appreciate a .......... Handsome Rug - - ----- \ For Christmas. Largest, Hand somest and Best line in the city W. H . D I X O N fSb CO. 27 NORTHAINTRUf. M I
