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MUTILATED ®l|£ #lotiersville JUmlg Ccoictr VOL. XIII, NO 105. GLOVERSVILLE, N. Y., TUESDAY, JANUARY 2, 1900. WHOLE NO. 454. i GENERAL FRENCH DEFfflS BOERS Colesberg Captured by the British After a Sharp Engagement. The Boers were talcen By surprise, But replied vigorously. An artillery di was maintained for a Boer Hotchkiss col indoned. We )sed and .ptured It. A Boer gun was silenced, but this and the ir Boer guns were withdrawn to the ! Boer retreat by a damaging she loyalists are jubilant, have captured many wagons and a iiderable quantity of stores Colesburg is in our hands, few remaining loyalists BOERpERE TAKEM BY SURPRISE A PRETENDED ATTACK WAS m a i J e by in p a n t r y on t h e BOER FRONT WHILE THE CAV ALRY AND LIGHT ARTILLERY BXE5CUTED A PLANK MOVE MENT—THE BURGHERS, FEAR ING THEIR RETREAT WOULD BE CUT OFF. PLED IN DISORDER— BRITISH LOSS SMALL—GEN. FRENCH’S REPORT—A BOER LAAGER CAPTURED — OTHER NEWS FROM THE FRONT. .LONDON, Jan. 2,—The success of General French in driving the Boers from Colesberg has sent a welcome rajr of light through the gloom of the cam paign in South Africa. Everywhere it is commented upon as an example of sound tactics and as an illustration of what may be done when the right iiAethods are employed with the Boers. The government is urged to take the lesson to heart and to see that no stone is left unturned in the endeavor to gel the largest possible forces of cavalry and mounted infantiry Now that General French has the Boers on the run, the hope is expressed that he will give them no rest, but will harrass them until they have found their way acro.ss the Orange river. nt to he stop at A( Norvals losses were slight, but the Boers leavily. The; trtang or cross the river at Point, where the bridge is still GEN. FRENCH’S REPORT. LONDON, Jan. General French’s column is success of 5 a t lengUi r office f nng clispat Monday, .Ti CiEXEKAL FRENCH , which Is 12! inileses distaiiistant, the Free State traverses i thee liverver bvv a The old inil d wagon route to the Free Stats Colesberg and crosses th ri b a fine bridge, 1,310 feet Umg. It Is be lieved that the Boers retreated toward Norvals Pont, further east; and the question is whether General French will be able to secure the.sj two bridges be fore the Boers destroy them. One important effect of the success of General French is that it will probably have a determined influence <jn Dutch disaffection. There is some disposition here to exaggerate the importance of small skirmishes and engagements. It should be borne in mind that General French has only 2,000 men; and so far as the important points of campaign are concerned, the situation Is virtually unchanged. At Modder river' the Boers appear to ■ be modifying somewhat their line of defense. General Buller’s scouts have discovered a Boer camp established In the vicinity of Springfield, southwest of Colenso, by a Free State commando. A similar movement has been made at Modder river. A l&rge force of B< it is reported, has formet about 15 miles do Kameeihoek. Heliogr i i l l s s i report, cabled yesterday, that several officers of the Devonshire regiment were severely wounded by the explosion of a Boer shell in the mess tent. ancli’s colur ifficlally, tin ing the foil om Cape Town, date iiary 1: “French reports a t 2 p. m, to-day, from Colesberg by heliograph, as fol lows: Leaving at Rensburg, holding enemy in front, one-half of the First Sutt'olks and a section of the Royal Horse artillery. I started from there at 5 o’clock in the aftei’noon of Decem ber 31, taking with me five squadrons of cavalry, half of the Second Berk- shires, and eighty mounted infantry. The Infantry ivere caiTied in wagons,, and ten guns. I halted for four hours at Maiden’s farm, and at 3:30 this morhing occupied a kopje overlooking and westward of Colesberg. “The enemy’s outposts were taken completely by surprise. At daylight we shelled their laager and enfiladed the right of the enemy’s position. The artillery fire in relay was very hot from a fifteen pounder, Avhich was using royal laboratory ammunition, and oth er gnus. We silenced the guns on the 'enemy's right flank, demonstrating witli cavalry the laager of the enemy, which was holding a hill and position southeast of Colesberg as far as the junction. Our position cuts the line of ; retreat via road and bridge. Some , thousands of the Boers, with two guns, are reported to be retiring towards Norval’s Pont. All of Remington's scouts proceeded towards Achterland yesterday morning. Our casualties were slight; about three killed and a few wounded. Will send details later.” ‘ BRITISH LOSS SMAiLL. LONDON, Jan. 2.—The British losses were three men killed and seven wounded. No officers were killed or wounded. The Boers are supposed to ,hav6 snft§j;ed heavily from the accur- i/ British artillery fire. Gen- f . that-the Boers ~ [\w^'ferriBpgaTRteeaptsiTHderana''WUol- wlcii ammunition evidently refers to one of the British guns which were captured at Stormborg. The Boer strength in the engagement with Gen eral French was estimated a t from 5,000 to 7,000. AN IMPORTANT VICTORY. LONDON, Jan. 12.—While the after noon newspapers are disposed to over rate the brilliancy of General French’s success, it will doubtless have a good moral effect and, it is added, if prompt ly followed up, as seems likely from the fact that the Remington Guards are at Norvals Pont bridge, thus gaining an important strategic advantage, as thence General French will prohably Ite able to threaten the Bethulie bridge, which is the main line of retreat for the Boers facing General Gatacre. Other official dispatches say th a t General Methuen’s position is unchanged. BOER FORCE DEFEATED. LONDON, Jan. 2.—^The war office has also received the following from Cape Town, under to-day’s date: ' “Col. Pitcher reports through the of ficer commanding a t Orange river: ‘T have completely defeated the hostile command at the Sunny Side laager this daj', Jan. 1, taking itlie laager and forty prisoners,besidesthe killed and wound ed. Our casualties are two privates killed and Lieutenant Adie wounded. I I am encamped at the Dover farm, fcwepty miles northwest of Belmont and ten miles from Sunny Side.” captain uoiaswofthy\^ee1e'd their re lief on his own responsibility is deserv ing of the highest praise. Our loss was two men wounded. The Boers lost about 30 men, including eight men killed.” Another account says: of this 11 e progress ol cruiting in that vicinity.” A dispatch from the Modder rlvei “Dec. 31 the naval guns planted a fert excellent shells without reply. Th« enemy’s position on the left is i from Fi’ere comes £ show an impendingr :der rlye I's tendh change in the iting impasse nor confirming the im- ression created by Saturday’s dis- atches that General Buller meditated lediate forward movement. ; Gleichen of the Grenadlei lards and a distant relative of Queen Victoria, who was wounded at the bat tle of the Modder river, has recovered from his wounds and has left Cape Town for the front. DUTCH RISING. CAPE TC>WN, Jan. are in circulation of a : the object of seizing Cap< turing tl -Ugly rumors Dutch rising, with le Town and the 'ernor ol ner. The docks and capturing the gove Cape Colony, Sir Alfred Miln center of the movement is said to be Paarl, a village about 30 miles from Cape Town, where a meeting of the Afrikander bund'\ was held. A similar meeting was held at Richmond on Dec. reported that the members in these two towns are act- INSUfiGENTS BOOTED Hot Skirmish Along the San ta Rosa Road. GENERAL SOUTHERN 'ADVANCE— AMERICANS OCCUPY BABUYAO WITH THE LOSS OF TWO KILLED AND FOUR WOUNDED—FILIPIN OS LOSE HEAVILY~:AGinNAL- DO’SW IFE AND SISTERS SUR- . RENDER. ANILA, occurred yesterday morning, when two battalions of the Thirty-ni landed and occupied Babi Infantry south side of Laguna de bay. Two Americans were killed and fo wounded. Twenty-four of the dead were found in one houi hundred and fifty prisoners and four six-pounder rapl guns were cap- if the bund 1 ng in e< ton and the Dutch in Clanwilliam tiict are said to be armed with Mau sers and to be anxious to use them in behalf of the Boers. Although the stories of a rising arc discredited the police and military arc The gunboat Laguna de Bay bom barded the town before the disembarka tion of the troops from the cascoes, which was made under the enemy’s shrapnel fire.' The enemy evacuated the place before the charging Americans, retreating to Santa Rosa, Ao which {own they were pursued. Heavy, fighting occurred along the road to Santa Rosa, which was occu pied by the insurgents retreating south mrds S ' — . . lurgents retreating soul . The Americans burnc GALLANT RESCUE. F r o n tier M ouiitcil Bitlcs R o lieved .\fte r a ItriU iant D efense. LONDON, Jan. 2.—Owing to lack of news from important points intei the war centers B o e rs Urount C a p tured Guns. LONDON, Jan. 2,-The Standard's cor respondent at Frere camp, telegraphing on Jan. 1 says; \Sir Charles Warren’s division is now nearly completfe. Its headquarters will be at Estcourt. It is rumored here that the guns which were captured from Gener.il Buller at CoIen.S’ have been mounted in the hill com manding the drift over the Tugelc river at Springfield. The Boers, it ap pears, captured C20 rounds of sharpnoi wlic-i tiipy took the guns. General Bailer’s dilRcultie.s have beer irnn. arubly increased by the f nforce.l delay .«ince^ the last engagement Ht now h.is b.-fore Idm .a series of wallc‘l and f'lrtlfieVl hills, running 1C miles along the line of the Tu.gela. These art swarming with the enemy, posted In positions of great strength, and brist ling with guns, while the river in front is in full flood. The coming battle will certainly be the stiffest, and probably the most momentous of the entire campaign, D m idersratli OnardcA b y M arinos. -D'DRBAN, Jan. 2.—The imperial mall steamer Bundersrath of the East African line, which was s( the British cruiser Ma) lund that she was carrying in Dalago: wharf and is n ,nd bluejackets. e United States, German, Russ und Australian military attachies, lent the holidays in Durban, German leized by lienne on the rying contra- ground that she was c co band of war, in Dalagoa bay, has brought to a wh by marines and The United SI i now guard tie, whlc 2,000 tro( ii Who returned steamer Majes left Liverpool on Dec. 13 wit )s, has arrived here. NEGOTIATIONS SUCCESSFUL. A n sw e rs pFoni t h e Powers F a v o r a b le to th e Open Door Policy, WASmNGTON. Jan. 2.—The ses sion of the cabinet to-day 'was brief, but i t ivas the occasion of a n import ant announcement by Secretary Hay that the negotiations with the great powers of Europe and Japan to secure a common understanding for a contin ued “open door” policy throughout China had been eminently successful, and that favorable responses had been received from Great Britain, Germany, ring to lack of Pi’a-hce, Russia and Japan. The only iinis inioroQt in couutry adtlrcssed which has not yet t’jvGlv I’fisponded is Italy, and a favorable IV ans'wer is also expected from her. buyao (not Babuyi . The gunboat returned to Calamba for reinforcements and thence c.ame to Ma nila to fetch ammunition. She recent ly captured two of the enemy’s steam launches, one under the fire of artillery at Calamba, and also four cascoes load ed with rice. Other regiments are mobilising 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 assign ment of leaders and followers. The pre cautions taken by the Americans on Saturday, it Is now evidenced, alone prevented an uprising. The provost marsh'al haa' requested two more regiments to be detailed for the protection of Manila. Three thous and troops are now actually in the city. FIHPIN0S\SU R RENDER. A g u lnaldo’s W ife, Sisters am i a N u m b e r o f I n s u r g e n ts A m o u g T h o m . MANILA. ?an. 2.—Aguinaldo’s wife, sisters and IS Filipinos have surren dered to Major Jlarch’s battalion of the Thirty-third infantry at Bentoc, prov ince of that name. Three Filipino officers also surren dered to Major March, and the Filipinos gave up two Spanish and two American prisoners. was announced from Manila 1 ;1 Wilder, some time ] that Cole vious to D£ l-4;qlegra] ig that Agi litter bearers had crossed the near Bayomboi lat his Wil Igorrod mountains southward, and a village in lage in that vicinity, lat she had been unwell £ the birth of their son and that the hard ships of their flight proved fal ong, going [fe had died leen unwell since R a ilranil E m p loyes Pensioned. PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 2.—The sys tem of pensioning old employes of the Pennsylvania Railroad company on the lines of East Pittsburg has been inaug urated. About 350 men who by reason of long service in the company’s em ploy have become incapacitated for further active duty w’ere retired on pensions that average nearly half the wages they received when at work. It is understoood that a sum approximat ing $300,000 a year is-at present avail able for pensioning purposes and that before the system can be extended to the lines west of Pittsburg a much larger appropriation will be necessary. Thus far no person holding a position ^ portance has been affected by penf rule. Hereafter no person over 33 ye of age will be taken into the emploj by pension 3, Boer shell in the mess l A new armored train has reached General Buller from Durban. A Cape Town dispatch says that an exchange of prisoners Is under consid- The entire Seventh division will have sailed from England by Jan. 11. Lord Wolseley, replying to a corres pondent, who had asked for Informa tion regarding the British artlllory, wrote: “Our field artlllory Is nt least na good as any field arlilloi’y in Europe.\ f i g h t j n J ^ e t a il CnptlirD of ColoHliiU’K IV lirmiiiiil: llrltlKli Aehlavoinniil. LONDON, iTon. 2.—T11U Dally Mall hnn the following dlHpiUwh, duicd jun. I, from Ri.'imhmi:: Yealfl'diiy at id noon a big fot'i'o of I’uvaliy uii'l infanny, v.iili la huiih , tm» !kt tlin jtiiwoiul t ainoMal of (R'liei'.il Freni'h, iiiovlan by ibaoin, oteuplod ininio bills tio t o bdlo'i fio o i t'.iiiK b w fi nlicie tim lt\ua v\i m 1 m littracUi, louti- lUiit ill ibo ii<aiital Mid off' (dot lb in by Ibn biltu Til'- uoiio'n j 'OiU' ii I Ki* (idl'd l u i l t o f »<■'>< ( i i . i t . u i t i A l l ) ’: - DM m iul't , ' «D (} tt.l; la* 'r. with a patrol of 120 men of the Twenty- first Lancers and his retreat Dec, 30 followed up the next day by a successful ;t and the rescue of a small ,e future developmei with the great empii ingagernent and the rescue of a sr party supposed to be men Cap! Montmorency left behind him. Under Captain Goldsworthy a : 110 men with four gui during by Cap^t ing of Dec. 01 to relic Turner and 27 men loft Labnscliagni The Boers tenant Turner’s parly was Eight Boers ami 13 horaen are have been killed. The Tlmi Lieutenant >r night at ANOTHER RICH FIND. were driven back and Lieu- 'nor’s parly was reaoued. known to Gold D iscovered I n L argo QimntltJes N eat Daw son City. MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 2.—A Times special from Tacoma, Wash, says: Let ters report two gold discoveries which are expected to be the greatest In Alas ka this year. The high bluffs overlook. Ing Indian river near Dawson wore found to bo rich In gold last month, causliiR a large stampede. Several tiers of bench claims have been taken. The dirt runs up to oo cents per pan In gold, A delayed let- from Golovin Bay reports tlio fliid- Ing of Bovoral now rich crooks einpty- CORNISH CROSS EXAMINED. C o n tradicts Some o f th e Evidence He Gave a t th e Coroner’s Inquest. Tho Times In Us seeund edition llshoB a dlispatcli from Sterkstroom cd Doe. 31, which says: , , . . , “Captain Montmorency's ncouw were rich crooks empty- ,n off owing to their refusal to leave li'ff woumlrd officor. Ikuteimnt Warren J 5 Heptom- of Bi'ftbantfl Ilorso. 'Thrin* inon under LlDiitoiinniH Milford nnd Turner of the Friintlor Mountedunted Riflesifles ilefondrillefontlril Rmir AvImli'Ml Soliifly I.'iitov'infnoii. Milford tuid Turner of the [o R i ihoinBolvca most gallimtly iigalnut the n.peuti'd uUncks of Boinn 80t) Rficrn, The oiiemy rnf.irled U> sniping during ihfl hlaht, hut wcfo rojUilBi i with logs. “At fidfi In the iMMadtin ('ripluin UuldoW'eUiy wlih tb\ fpmidul RlIK'fl luilvrd Mild th*' l•lt'nly Iniiio dlHit.ly fl/'d to the Idlir Trunefu p;iriy, nlr ■ u Jioro ri Jrtd mealy itll JsHlr-l, ntni) m ::: wet dl jdejti'il ipblidid NKW YOltK, J»n. ?.-Rcnr Admiral Hrhiey em^ftslnid on Tlmrsflny night by lioct of Arpnilna «( Ills prlvfltft resiflrnce, Ayrrg dispgbh i pjesldriit WAS uhd setual f.fil'uw navy, 'i’lio of ti M'idF'noirj ah'} Wj^'alKi, Argsniln flcfsSrt”* by his mhtist'.'t# f file A»/,'Mlbr ____ , ffHi'n « Jiurnes to Tim Hersirt TJic misted by his mitil dii 1 !.(• aH”, NEW YORK, Jan. 2.--In the Moli- neux 'trial to-day 'the cross examination of Harry S. Cornish was continued by Lawyer Weeks. Tho most Important point brought out was the acknowl edgement by Cornish that he had been in tho vicinity of the Now York 'POst office on the day before the poison package had been received at tho ICnlckerboeker club, 'and about tho time tho packago was probably mailed at that ofllec, Cornish also In several points con tradicted some evidence lie had given Wftgos Incp as6d in Pittsburg, mTfimfllO, Pn„ .Tan. wngti of 2,50(1 men In PlttBburg were to»day mlviup wl from live to ten per cdi U, iuu ! . ...... eiiiCiJ - ------- -------- - ------- . ........... ........ .............. .. ...... . ... CDIlt, IUI l . In iwmo eiiiCij ovon ti grciucr porconi- tiuf. uf iin-no i.Rjo im employed b,v the t'ariifgbt I'trol (’u„ OOrt by .four;) ti, I'..|)ibl(»l)ib and 'ihuiit 50(1 by tlio FiilU'd .H’ C' -i ijbd L'h!boi'il (llns.i fojijpanbij, m a Atm miimmm m m : t ** , , jjf-g Subscriptions E e c e iv e l Up to To-day Am o u n t t o $39,263,35. the Lawton fund received up to to-day amount to $39,263.35, which does not include all the subscriptions made to independent agents in various outside cities. General Corbin also announces that the amount subscribed already exceeds the amount hoped for when the movement was originated, and is amply sufficient for the purposes of the fund, which Is to raise the mort gage on the Lawton homestead a t Red lands, California ,and to provide for the education of the children. It has been decided to close the subscription list.s on the fifth inst. Slavery Abolished^in Guam. MANILA, Jan. 2 .—k naval officer who has arrived from Guam, brings a proclamation issued by Captain Leary, the naval governor of that island, de creeing the absolute prohibition and the total abolition of slavery or peon- thG order to *t£ik!e effect Febru3<ry 22. Captain Leary also has deported reasons which FATAL TENEMENT BLAZE. One Life Lost and Eleven Persons In jured in a N ew York Fire. NEW YORK, Jan. .,2.—The infant daughter of Edward Leonard lost her life and 11 persons were Injured in a fire which destroyed th© tenement at 754 First avenue early to-day. Leon ard, his wife, 'daughter and a son are among those who are seriously injured. The fire is believed te have started from a Christmas tree on the fli-st floor upon which candles had 'been lighted. Over forty-five persons were sleeping in the house and the flames spread so fiercely and quickly th a t many were compelled 'to jump from, the winidows, egress by the stairway being rendered impossiblepossible by thehe flamesmes andnd smoke.muaM-e. by t fla a S onard’s baby was dro'pped from its ither’s arms as they were being res- by the firemen. The loss to the lerty is placed at $15,000. THE LAWTON FUND. Obituary. BOSTON, Jan. 2.—Jacob C. Rogers,a banker and for many years the Boston representative of J. P. Morgan & Co., of New York, died suddenly 'to-day of heart failure. For all the news read The I.ieader. Trade accidents will happen, no mat ter how prosperous the times. And so it happens th a t thoroughly dependable dress stuffs are often sold to us at much 'below their worth, letting us make you such offerings as these: 50-*inch fancy two-tone all-wool chev iots of the 75c. quality for 59c. yd. 40-inch homespuns, herringbones, cheviots and plaids, at 37^c„ regular half dollar goods, 42-lncb rough plaids, 37i>^c. quality, for 250. Double-fold fancy cheviots in rough plaid and stripe effects, 25c. onnlity 19c. a yd, 44-inch fancy jncqqnarda, 20c, 36-lnch fancy JncqimrdH, 12Mic. Roirmant longtlin from mir roguliu’ fitock of lino all-wool fitiiffa— lo (J yai’(l«-^t jilRt half tlio cai’ly-apasoa prli’t'ii. In Returning Thanks For the Generoua Patronage Bestow^ Upon Us This, ..... Season, We Sincerely Extend Our Best Wishes to All For * \ A Very Happy and..... Prosperous New Yeaii H A R R Y A . D I L L O M . l Diamond Merchant and Jeweler. I 28 NORTH MAIN STREET. | New Year’s Quests Will |) .... Be Made Welcoirf#^ by the bright cheerfulness that ^ greet them when your hallway been furnished with a few pieces f. our stock of haudsome and Artistic 'ha furniture. We’ have some 'beauties i settees, chairs, tables, mirrors, hr Btands and trees that are gems of furniture maker’s art, which you c not match for style, beauty or pricq the city or buy anywhere b u t a t Fe We have reduced prices on everythingin o’lr store in order to reduce stock as small as possi ble before taking^ inventory.. . . Open Every Evening Until tQO I V J . F ' E l ^ ' D i V i A I N , ■ Home Outfitter. 37 and SQ'W-Fullon SL - 2 doors w A o tt 1 9 0 0 ^ _____ __ ....will be.... A Happy::: New /ear to all who begin wUh a ^ NEW PENINSULAR STEEL or 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 (...kiurch S treet. Bemarkabie Offer in Furr —&r the— H O LIDA Some of the thinpi mMtion< Fancy cobbler ro«It«r» $1.88. Gold Oak jardiniere ttands, and $1.00. Good oak extension tahlo, $4.5 Six dining chairs. iLQt. Oak side board, Hall trees, $8.50. Morris chairs. |4.T5 to $15.00. Turkish chairs, $17.00 to $25.f. 3-PIece Parlor Suits, $15,00, a er things in same proportion, ? had a t H «0 WEST FULTON 8TRBBT Your Wife Will Appreciate a ...... Handsome Rug, ----- r. For Christma's. Large somest and Best line I W . H D i x o i s r ^
