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V ®l)e #lovei:stiUle Dailp Cealier. VOL. XIII, NO 141. GLOVERSVILLE, N, Y., TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1900. WHOLE NO. 3,922, BOEBS YEBY ACTIYE British Outposts West of Rensburg Withdrawn. REJPORT FROM DURBAN SAYS BRITISH HAVE FORCED THE BOERS T0 EVACUATE THEIR CAMP ON HLAiNiOWANA HIDLr- LARGB NUMBER OP REFUGEES AT MODBR D r i v e r —RELIEF OP MAFEKINC PROMI'SBD-JSITUA- TION AT KIMBERLEY. RBNSBUR'G.Feb. 13.—The Boers are actively pressing around Rensburg. A British force under Lieutenant-Colonel Page, consisting of a section of aitil- lery and 150 horses, 'w-hicih reached Slingersfontein February 10, 'has been compelled to fall hack on Rensburg,ow ing to its eastern flank being threaten- ALL OUTPOS'TS WITHOORAWN. RENSBURG, Fab. 13.—Yesterday’s retirement of the western outposts In cluded the withdrawal from Cole’s Ko.p and all the surrounding posts. The Boers placed a forty pounder a t Pas- tarfl’s Nek, commanding the surround- . ing country, and successfully shelled the British positions. The Boers numhered some thousands and were five to one everywhere the flghtkig occurred. The British are chafing under the nedessity of retreat from the posts, some of. which they had held since New Years. The British now have no camp west of Rensburg. They brought off the guns from Cole’s Kop. REFUGEES AT m '^ ' d ER RIVER. LONDON, Feb. 13.—A dispatch from Slodder river announces the arrival there of 1,400 refugees from the Bark- lay West district. They had been or dered away by the Boers because they refused to join the Republicans. It is learned that 200 Boers were killed or wounded during Macdonald’s rccpfinolsance. A report of a sortie of the British from Ladysmith and the Bopr out flanking movement is unconfirmed. A report from Durban says that the British artillery has forced the Boers to evacuate their camp on Hlangwana hill, south of Colenso. It would he an important advantage if the British should occupy this position, for the sit uation in Zululaud is causing keen anxiety. Apart from the fact that it threatens General Buller’s communica tions, it is diflicult to believe that the Zulus can long be kept quiescent,while their cattle are commandeered and their country overrun by hereditary The friends of Cecil Rhodes are be coming alarmed at his possible fate and jjave sent an emissary to see Dr. Leyds, the Boers’ diplomatic agent In Europe, regarding the probable course the Boers would pursue la the event of his capture. Leyds assured the em.issary that the Boers did not intend to kill Rhodes, b ut would certainly hold him as a hostage until the Indemnity for the dameson raid was paid. In view of the developments since the raid the Boers have also decided to double the amount of indemnity de manded, so that Rhodes’ friends would have to pay ?10,000,000 for his release. It is learned definitely that Dr. Jame son is still a t Ladysmith. The Globe publishes a semi-ofiicial paragraph saying that the German gov ernment does not contemplate inter vention, not considering itself concern ed in the future status or in the exist ence of the Boer republic. ZOUTfAND DRIFT SEIZED. LONDON, Feb. 13.—-A private tele gram says that a force commanded by General Wood bas moved up from the southward and seized Zoutpand drift. Which it now holds. The war office posts a dispatch from ’Colonel Keje- wich, dated February 11, saying that Kimberley was bombarded throughout Fe!b. 8. During the morning of Feb. 9 a small infantry eng^igement, lasting two hours, occurred at Alexandersfon- ■teln. The situation, otherwise, is un changed. An undated dispatch from MafeUing, via Gaberones, Fob. 2, says: ‘'Colonel Baden-Powell has received a communl- catloii from Lord Roberts, promising that relief would 'bo sent In a few weeks. Tlip food will Inst and the g ar rison Is as game m ever. Tlio Boers havo expressed the Inteintlon not te light, hut to BUii’vo us out. All Is well.' A revised list of the Ilrltlsli ensiuil- tics a t Potgleter’s drift from Feb. 5 to 7, shows: Killed 80, woumlcd 310, miss ln« 5. Fof «ll tlio news I’ctid Tlio ticador, AFFAIRS IN KENTUCKY. Political Situation S till R em a ins m a Quiet State. LOUrSVlLLB, Feb, 13.—It is i-eason- a'bly certain that the political situation will remain in the present quiet state until a decison has been handed down by the court of appeals clearing tlhe ti tle to the office of governor. Before Judge Cantrill in. Georgetown to-mor row the Democrats will bring a suit in equity asking for an injunction to le- stnain Governor Taylor from exercising any functions of the office of governor. It is expected, that a temporary injunc tion will b e gi-anted. In case the Re- puiblican executive disregards the ac tion of the court, as was done in the case of the Alonzo Walker habeas cor pus writ and the injunction against in terference .with the legislature, the Democrats will not press the proceed ing for contempt, but .will take the case to the court of appeals. This jvas decided upon this morning at a confer ence of the Democratic leaders, includ ing Goveimor .Beckiham, Congressman D. H. Smith, ex-Governor McCreary, Judge W. S. Prior and several other lawyers. Pending the result of the suit the Democratic legislature will probably remain in Louisville and it is expected that the court of appeals will s it iher'e instead of Frankfort as long as there ai'o any soldiers or araned men about the state buildings at the capitol. The senate to-day passed a concur rent resolution, which had already passed’ the house, for a committee to Investigate the conditions a t Frankfort. Prom o ters o f A tlan tio Xeague Sleot. •WILKES-BARRE, Pa., Feb, 13.-2 meeting of the officers and promoters m. the Atlantio league was held In this city last evening. The cities represent ed were Allentown, Reading, Trenton id Wilkes-Barre. H. S. Fogel of Phil- lelphia, president of the'league, pre- le of eight clubs was go Chester, Elmira, Easton and rlsburg are anxious for membership. The meeting adjourned to meet at Al lentown some time next month, when the clubs to constitute' the league will be admitted and a schedule arranged. K a tional C lothing E x c h a n g e m e e t. ROCHESTER, N. Y , Feb. 13.—Th( National Clothing exchange held Its annual meeting a t the Eureka club yes terday afternoon. The sessions are not open to the public and the business transacted was not given out. Some of the leading clothing merchants of the country are members of the Na tional exchange. The meeting was called to order by Samuel Rosenthal of Baltimore, president of the exchange. The annual banquet was held at the Eureka club last evening. Pacific Cable Bill. WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 3 .-The house committee on interstate and foreign commerce to-day decided by a vote of 8 to '5 to report the Pacific cabl'a bill along the lines of the Sherman bill, de feating by a vote of five to eight, the Corliss proposition for government ownership. Crew Taken From Stranded V essel. POINT PLEASANT, N. J., Feb. 13.- The life saving crew this morning took off twenty of the crew of thfe ship Coun ty of Bdinhergh, which went ashore last night near the Manasquan yfe sav ing station. The captain and twm offi cers hemaln on board. The vessel is making no water. The Lewis Bill. ALBANY, Feb, 13.—In the assembly this morning the Lewis bill, repealing the Horton prize fight law, was advanc ed to the thii’d reading vVithout objec tion or debate. A n ti-Trust Conference.’ CHICAGO, Feh. 13.—’Judge George W. Beeman, of Indiana, was the first speaker to-day a t the ■confepence’here, called by the National Anti-Trust league. T r e a ty P a s ses Third Reading. BERLIN, Feb. 13.—In the Reichstag to-day the Samoa, Tonga and Zanzibar treaty passed the third reading without de'bate. W ife o f Gen. Shaw Dead. WATERTOWN, N. Y., Feb. 13.— Mary Keith Shaw, the wife of General A. 'D. S'haw, cominandcr-in-chiof of the G. A. R>, died suddenly at midnight, Another Swindle. The postoflieo authorities have sent out a warning agalnkt a swindler who Is said to have vlctlnvlzed ihumdreds of persons thVoughout the country, by ob taining th e lists of soldiers going abroad on transports and 'then writing to tlielr lioino s a y ingtliat lie had talcon llielr pliobogrnphs before they sailed. A request to send fifty cents (or the M'cqucst to send fifty coi photographs accompanloH raeh iettor, and, of eonrso, not one of tho persons 'Hint has answci’Otl lin« reeolved even u - word In reply, T)io postoflieo uiuiiorl- tl’oa (iro irnsble p uriTst ibo man, ps ho into Cianaatti QOVERN3R WILLIAM L.TA/LOR. He 'figures very prominently In the ue'ws o f the day. NEW SPARRING BILL. A thletic Assuclatiniis to Ho Ijicouaod nud Subjoctcil to Tiixation. ALBANY, Feb. 13.—A bill to provide for licensing and taxing athletic asso ciations engaged In conducting sparring exhibitions has been Introduced by As semblyman\ Babcock of St. Lawrence county. The bill provides that a do mestic athletic association may conduct sparring exhibitions with gloves not less than five ounces In weight in a building leased for athletic purposes by securing a license for one year from the state comptroller upon-payment of $50 and giving a bond of $5,000 to se cure the payment of the tax prescribed by the act, A tax of 10 per cent on the gross re ceipts of each exhibition must be paid by the association before any other payments are made. The association must notify the comptroller of each exhibition to be held at least five days before the date of holding It. The comptroller Is then to designate not more than three persons to attend the fight, collect the tax, examine hooks and papers, and may be permitted to be present where tickets are being sold or taken In. The comptroller may re quire reports of gross receipts of all fights in his discretion. A failure to pay the tax or a viola tion of any of the provisions of the act shall be sufficient cause to warrant the comptroller In revoking the license. Af ter. paying the expenses of collection the amount collected shall be deposit ed In the state treasury and he held subject to distribution by the commis sioner of agriculture among the soci eties, fairs and associations In the same manner as the moneys collected from racing associations Is now dis tributed. _______________ _ FLAG RAISING EPISODE. G u n b o a t P r inceton A c ting U n d e r A d m ira l W a tson’s O rders. WASHINGTON, Feb. 13.—It Is learned at the navy department that the Princeton Is acting under the or ders of Admiral Watson and not under those of General Otis in raising the fiag over the northern islands of the Philippine archipelago, and the assump tion is that this policy was dictated from Washington. h degree ,t they are clearly within the limits of the ceded territory. The peace treaty does not fix tho northern boundary as precisely the 20th degree, bu't as running thi the Bashe gree and channel. Suicide I n M o u n t T e rnon. NEW YORK, Feb. 13.—James Goff, with much deliberateness, hanged him self at Mount 'Vernon yesterday. He was 35 years old, the son of Edward Goff, 'a wealthy clothier of Quebec. James was sent to college, disappeared and never returned home. After some years, he went to Mount Vernon, where he was recently employed by the re ceiver of taxes. Tho tax receiver re duced 'the force In his office lately, and Goff was dismissed. Despondent be cause he had made a failure In life, he went Into the ■woods and hanged himself. _________ ______ _ E x p e c ted D o n ation F r o m R o c k e feller. NEW YORK, Feb. 13.-^It Is expected that at a dinner to be given a t tho Hotel Manhattan early next month John D. Rockofollcr will announce n further donation of $1,500,000 to Chi cago university, making his total gifts to that Institution $8,500,000. Mr, Rocko- foiler, It was said, promised some time ago 'that if other friends ot the university would mlsn a certain sum ho would givo $1,500,000. The friends have done tlielr part and are satisfied Mr, Rockofollcr wll do 'tlio rest. Gormiuiy fins 23 boats of over 17,000 tOB.5 CONGRESSMAN FOUND DEAD. Believed to Have Fallen from the Fourth Story o fa New York Hotel. NEW YORK, Feb. 13.—Congressman Charles A. iChickering, of Copenhagen, N. Y.i'was found dea-d outside the Grand Union hotel hereto-'day. He had either fallen or jumped from the fourth story window o f 'thb hotel. There was a had gash In the right side of his head. Chlckcrl'ng had been in the hotel all day yesterday. He had eomplained considerably of rheumatism, h u t no’th- iog in-ational In his actions had been observed. ^ CHtckerittg'was borji ’At Hafcrisburg, Lewis county, N. Y.', Nov. 26,1843. He waa a member o f assembly in 1879,1880 and 1881 and clerk of ■the asseinbly from 1884 to 1890.* He“was elected to the fifty-third, fifty-fourth, fifty-fifth and fifty-sixth congresses. Another Eflpbrl to Proo Mrs. Maybriclt, NORFOLK, Va., Feb. 13.—Efforts ai again making here to secure ■the free dom of Mrs. Florence Maybrick, now serving a life sentence In England for the murderer of her husband, James Maybrick. The Maybrleks lived herf at one time. It Is purposed to hav( people from New York, Washington and Norfolk make an appeal to Presi dent McKinley to intercede in Mri. Maybriok's behalf with the British au thorities. . _______ O ttaw a W o m a n In a Trance, OTTAWA, Feb. 13.—Mrs. William Fresley of S3 Church street in this city, has been in a trance since early Satur day morning, and all efforts pf local physicians have failed to walcen her. She had no liiness and is strong in con- Btltutlon. She is merely in deep sleep. U e n d ricla Asauines uus um ce. i assumed charge of the state Insur- :e department, relieving the retiring lerlntendent, Louis P. Payn. Super intendent Hendricks arrived at the de partment at 10:30 a. ni. yesterday and was received by Superintendent P and Deputy Superintendent Robert Hunter, Harry Appleton and 'William H. Buckley. D e spondent Mnn Snicldes. R o c h e s t e r , Feb. i3. — Th Hall, a gilder, -committed suicide terday morning by cutting his throat. He had worked in this city lately, but Was out of employment the last few ■flays and became despondent. Hall was 35 years of age and leaves a family In Phlladelphia;_ ____________ Two Cham p ion Golf P layers M atolied. LETTER TO JOHN L. GETMAN. Dear Sir: Your business is, when a 3use burns down, to give the owner ley to build a ' a good business. Queer tl got on so long without it. W e paint the one that burnt down and the new one too. W hat is bettor, wo paint the 'houses that don’t burn You Insure the houses that burn; v Insure the houses that don’t. You ha^ the ashes and smoke; all tho housi are ours. We paint load and zinc: Devoo. Wo «olI the paint t o painters; wo doivt paint. Lead and oil i s thoold-fasUlpn imlnt. Dovoo 1 b zinc ground in with the load and llasccd oil—-samo proportions ns uaqtl by U. S, Kovornment: the best In Uio woijd. I piilnt 1 bomuHi : and 'tho choiipnst, la all done by iiia- _ _ uiHo tlio work l a ...... . .... ililucry. Nobody wiiiita poiir paliil; thcru'o lota of It, Hioiifcli, la tho woi’Ul, Yoiin* truly, , . J’,W,»HV014|C 0, ARGUMENTS HEARD Judge Taft Hears Kentucky Election Troubles. WILL GIVE DECISION TO-MORROW —FORME'R GOVERNOR BRADLEY M'ADEAPLATN STATEMENT OF THE GROUND UPON 'WHICe THE ACTION OF T'H’E COURT -IS IN VOKED — l a w y e r ' m a x w e l l ARGUES FOR DEFENSE. CINCINNATI, Feb. 13.—In the Unit ed States circuit court of appeals Judge W. H. Taft heard arguments yester day afternoon for over three hours on the applications for injunctions against the Kentucky state board of election commissioners and the contestants for the state offices other than governor and lieutenant governor. The Republican state officers were present, but the only one of the de fendants in attendance was Judge Poyntz of the state board. ormer Govei-nor Bradley made a Ich the- action of the court is Invoked. After reciting the provisions by which the state board of electl'ons is converted into a board of contest, he declared that they were entirely re pugnant to the republican fortn of gov ernment, which provides for three dis tinct departments. He asserted that this board of contest had been made a judicial body by the Goebel law. At this point Judge Taft inquired whether the Goebel iaw had been passed upon by the court of appeals. Governor Bradley replied that it 1 but his contention Avas that never less in case he could show the law to be In contravention of the federal con stitution, 'then this court could be in- Judge Taft replied that a decision of the state court on the constitutional ity of the law did not necessarily pre vent jurisdiction by the United Statei court of appeals, where a proper eas( could be shown. Governor Bradley then went to.show in what respect the Goebel law deprives citizens of their Going into the argument for the Juris diction of this court, he said that this action had its basis in the provision of the 14th amendment of the constitu tion of the United States. He quoted Justice Harlan as saying that a state may not disregard by any of its agents the provisions of this section by tak life, liberty or property without ■ process of laiv. Judge Taft here created a diversion by asking if the right to vote was granted by the 14th amendment to women. Mr. Bradley admitted that, while women had not the risht to vote, it waa nevertheless true that author ized electors are en title to protection by the federal courts any state' agent which undertakes to nullify i DEFENDANTS’ CONTENTIONS lA'wyer Maxwell Claims Coart Has No Jurlsdiotion Xa Case. Lawrence Maxwell, Jr., on behalf ol the defendants, made a brief argumenl the two propositions th a t this coi , no jurisdiction because the petl- is do not present a case of equity do not fall under the provisions ol 14th amendment of the United tlons do not prest and do not fall un the 14th amendme ates constitution. The situation le in which the position of these plalnants is in course of settlement by a state tribunal. Contest proceedings This condi- In their cases are pendii tion presents none of thi equity case. He claimed there ground whs latures of an latever for federal interfer- Referring to the claim under mendment he said the right t fflee in the state of Kentucky ne of the rigHts guaranteed mendment. He ridiculed the f the plaintiffs, who, while st rocess of ascertaining wheth( ley had been elected, proposed fisions of \ der the it to holt icky was noi ieed 'b’y thal throw aside the provl law and asked the power of heir belli J. A. Scott t th e state this courl ;he defeiidai ; court could not in- joint that the terfere to prevent the future action ol the board of contest. He argued agali the Jurlsdlotioti of this court, saying thought the rule to be followed should rather be miserly than covetous in taking jurisdiction. . Governor Bradley, in ‘his closing ar gument, insisted thait the contest board being made into a court was repug nant 'to the constitution of Kentucky, which specifies what courts shall be created. The attempt to confer judi cial authority on this board deprived these plaintiffs of their i-lghts and gives this court jurisdiction. In reply to a question by the court. Governor Bradley said he did claim thait these offices were properly. H< again called at'tentiori to the fact that the board of contest has already ex pressed opinions^ concerning their fu ture action. Ho closed by the declara tion that there was no remedy in the state courts and that equity has Juris diction where common law falls and even when equity can better redress the Injury than can the common law, After 'tho conclusions of the argu ments, Judge 'J^aft advised counsel tliht ho would announce hla doc-lalon sc far as tho court has jurlstUctlon In tju; case ai'o concerned at 2 p, ni„ to morrow. _ ^ _ ____ _ OliBoii Snkiii'nl, dli'cctor of tho Melgl gli'l'a Bomlnnry, at Tolilo, who la lii Aiufi’lcaatiulylug oitr womcii'a arlioola, BuyB It ha only a (nicstlon of tinio when women will ho rk proii'«i» M ItiXiio la lii{$ couiiU'K, Choice Diamonds, Watches, Jewelry, Sterling Silver and first quality Silver Plated Ware. RICH AMERICAN CUT GLASS, One Piece Solid 14,18, 22 Karat Gold W e d d ing R ings, G u a ranteed as Stamped, MR. A. D. WESSELS. OPTICIAN at Our Store Tiiursdays. MARRY A* 13ILL01N, Diamond Merchant and Jeweler. 38 NORTH MAIN STREET. M. FELD M A N , 37 W. 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