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-r , r ®l)e ©lowerswlk Hailp CeflJcr. VOL. XIII, NOj 154. GLOVERSVILLE, N. Y., W E D NESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1900. W H O L E N O . 3,935. PIETEB’SniLIMEB h . c . trick . jjjppK Gen. Buller Reports Capture of the Boer Position. THE HIIJL, TO A iCElBTAIN EX TENT. TURNED THE BOER LEFT AND A FORCE UNDER GEN.WAR- REN ASSAILED THE BOER POSI TION, WHICH WAS CARRIED ABOUT SUNSET—SIXTY PRISON ERS TAKEN, LONDON, Feb. 28.—The -war office has received the following dispatch from Gen. Buller:, “ HEADQUARTERS AT HiLA'ND- \WAN'I Fed). 28, 5 a. m.—The \wlading passage o f Langewiachts Spruit was commanded by strong Intrenchmeats, so I reconnoitered for another passage of the Tugela. One was found ibelow the cataract on Feb. 25, and I cotn- menced making an approach thereto. On Peh. 26, finding that I could make the passage practicable; I crossed wit guns and baggage .balck to the south side oif the Tugela, tooli lup the pontoon bridge on Monday night and relayed it at the new site, which is just below the point marked by abataract. “ During this time the troops' bad been scattered, crouching under hasti ly constructed small stone sffielters, and exposed to a galling shell and rifle lire, and throughout they maintained the most excellent spirits. “ Tuesday, General Barton, with two battalions of the sixth brigade and the Dublin Fusiliers crept about a mile and a h alf downnhe banks o f the river, as cended am, alm o st precipitous cliff of about 500 feet, and assaulted and car ried the top of P ieters’ hill. This hill, to a certain extent, turned the enemy’s left and the fourth brigade, under Col. Norcott, and the eleventh brigade. Col. Kitchener commanding, the whole un- d » the command of General \Warren assailed the enemy’s position, which was magnifloently carried by the South 'iancashire regiment about sunset. ♦‘I took about sixty prisoners and scattered ■tbb eneruy in a l l directions; There seeims to b e still a ponslderable body of them left on and imder.* Bnl- waiia mountain. “Our losses, I hope, are not large. They are certainly much less than they would have -been were it mot for the ad.mlrable manner in which the artil lery was served, esi>eclally the guns manned 'by the Royal Naval force and Natal Naval volunteers.” LONDON, Feb. 28.—The queen has telegraphed to Gen. Buller as follows: “I have heard with deepest concern of the heavy losses sustained' toy my brave Irish soldiers and I desire to ex press my sympathy and u^mlratlon of the splendid fighting qualities- which they have exhibited throughout these trying operations.” ktsyor Frias Ordered t o Havana to Kx- p la lu His Cpnnoctlon W ith D isorder. HAVANA, Feb. 2S.—General \Wood presided yestei-day at an impoirtant meeting of the cabinet. The Oienfue- gos strike occupied a, large portion o£ the time, and it was -decided tbait May or Trias should be ordered to Havana He will not return to Oienfuegos, but another mayor will bo appointed, Se- nor Prlas reverting to his former po- sltl-on as a professor in the university ff Havana. Senor Tamayo, secretary of govern ment, -ndll go to Cienfuegos today and -will immediately place municipal af fairs there on a basis which will ren der Impossible a repetition of recent Foi-to Rican l-abovers S trike. SAN JUAN, Porte Rico, Feb. 28.- The first important strike among Por to Bican laborers began Monday when 500 men, who had been oonstruotlne military road from Ponce to Ad juntas, marched into the latter tow'n, -waving flags and carrying banners Avith the inscription, ‘‘We Work lerly, ap- inted a committee to consult with Iption, ‘‘We Workmen Demand pay is 3 cents an hour, apd the men Five Cents an Hour.” the contractors. The present rate of B o c e p tion to O ldest Bx-Cougreasinan. SARATOGA. N. T„ Feb. 28,-The Saratoga club last night gave a recep tion to ex-Congi-essman James MT. Mar vin, It being the 91st anniversary-of his birthday. Mr. Marvin claims to be the oldest ex-congi-essman, ex-asSem- blyman or ex-supervisor in lyman or ex-supi tates. He recei number of congratu and cablegrams. CCopyiight by Dabbs.) A splendid photograph of H. 0,Frick, of' Pittsburg, who is sueing Andrew ■Carnegie for a greater share of the profits of the company's big steel en- tanprisea. , . . ■ , THE PORTO isiCAN BILL. W ashington’s Bipthday Celebration In Mexico Ends i n a Bloody F ight. CHICAGO, Feb. 28.—A Tribune spec ial from G-uayras, Mex., says: ‘‘On Washington's birthday a shoot ing affair occurred at Pilars de Tierra, in which three Americans and five Mexicans were killed. It seems that a friendly ^feeling had existed at Pilars, and to uo honor to the United States it was arranged on February 22 to raise the flags of tlie two countries together on a flagstaff. The Mexicans had charge of the affair and raised the American' flag above the Mexican. When the Americans showed so much appreciation of the act, the Mexicans concluded they had madfe a mistake and decided to lower and readjust the flags, with 3 ? the Mexican flag above. Then the Americans declared that such a transaction would be an insult to the United States, and that the flags Should have been hoisted properly at first. The Mexicans were about to use force when Charles Hogsett, an ex rough rider in Cuba, interposed with a six shooter in each hand. Firing on both sides immediately' ensued and Hogsett was instantly killed, and .John Evans and Dick Rea, two other Amer icans, were mortally wounded. But the Americans helfi the flag pole and both flags floated through the day. Five Mexicans were killed. Heavy Snow Storm in the Middle and Western States. teiegrai House Will Vote on t h e Measure This Afternoon. WASHINGTON. Feb. 28.-The House will vote, on the Puferto Rican bill at 3 o’clock to-day. The Demo cratic whip said the result would toe very close and would turn upon the vote of two o r three men on the Dem ocratic side. The Republican whip said the bill will have five votes to spare, and that the main danger lay in a -motion to re-commlt. An amend ment reducing th'c duty from 25 to 15 par cent, was offered by Mr. Payne and CbinM e M enace F o r e ign e n terp r is e s . PEKIN, FCb,*. 28,—The antl-forelgn attitude of the govem-ment grows more pronounced daily and is regarded as extremely menacing to foreign enter prises. Neyer in' the last 40’^earj has the central government been «o In tensely anti-foreign. Several Chinesa have been impeached and Imprisoned because they have assisted in ob talning concessions for foreigners. Throe Blague C a iei I n H o n o lulu. SAN .'PRANCISCo, Feb. .28.-The stewner-Australia arriv^-fconi Hono- , , , „ ( yesterday. The press cojfe^pon- the substitute Mr, ^ y n . c sold . ■ ■ ■ ' Isle * he ^tni adhered Jo the p p M o n 'thti: 2 e per cent, was hett-er than 15 becauafa it would raise more revenue, but that 15 per cent, was--better than nothing. He said the estimate for the original bill was $1,700,000. If that estimate was corretet the amended bill would raise about ?1,250,000 per annum. Mr.Groe- venor said that when he learned that all money collected a t tooth ends of the line goes to Puerto Ricans his opposi tion to the hill subsided. lulu yesterday. The press dent a t Hono'u'.u, -wrltinfr : of Feb. 20, says: “ATter 12 days pass ing without sign of the plague, three cases were discovered yesterday, and all ended fatally.” opted without division. In plaining the substitute\ Mr, Payn.c i Kidnapper Barrow Inssne. NEW YORK. Feb. 28.—George B. Barrow, who with his wjfc kidfiApped uaby” Clark In Cential Park, this city, last year, and whp was pept to Sing Sing prison for fourteen years, was yesterday fAken tp the hsyium for insane criminals a t Matfeawan, hav ing become insane. Attem p ted As<«,sMnatlQiii. ^ CARACAS, Venosttela, Peb. 28,- During a qai'nival procession yeflUrday a Venezuelan fired two shots a t Presi dent Gipriano Caatro without ellech The president was afterwards ac- clainjed by the pQ^pince. The city is IN ST. LOUIS WIRES AND POLES ARB DOWN -IN ALL DI-REiOTIONS —TRAINS DELAYBiD—SNOiyVPALL THE HEAVIEST IN YEARS—THE STREETS IN CHICAlGO BLOCKED WITH GREAT DRi'FTS OF SNOW. CHICAGO, Feb. 28.—Local traffic is blocked In several parts of the city by the snow storm which started last night and trains are toadly delayed. The weather bureau announced to-day that the snowfall was the heaviest In years, averaging nearly seven inches in the middle and western stales. The cmdltions give no promise of any abatement of the storm before to-mor- T-he greatest snowfall Is In Illinois, Missouri, 'Kansas, Southern 'Michigan, Northern Indiana, Southeastern Iowa and Southeastern Wisconsin. Rail roads running through these sfcAtes re port trains from half an hour 'to five hours late. In Chicago traffic is car ried on with the greatest difficulty, the streets being blocked 'by great drifts of In St. Louis wires and polos in every direction are down with the weight of ice. For several hours the street car traffic bos almost been entirely blocked by Ice covered rails and broken trolley wires. jRailroad trains ar© badly de layed. Choice ( Diamonds, ^ Watches, Jewelry, Sterling Silver and first qugiity Silver Plated Ware. RICH AnpRICAN CUT GLASS. One Piece Solid 14,18,22 Karat Gold . W e d d ing R ings, Guaranteed as Stamped, ffllR. A. i). VfESSELS. OPTICIAN at Om Store ThHisdays. H A R R V A DILLOIN Diamond Merchant and Jeweler. • as nOSTB MAIN STREET. ' „ O.DopneU F leeted to Parliam ent. LONDON, Fab. 28.—John O’Donnell was elected to 'PArliamoat a s successor of MIfehael Davltt, resigned, from south Mayo, defeating by a vote of 3401 to 427 Major John McBride, who is serving with the Irish brigade In the 'Boer army. Subscribe for The Leader. Klcinapor Go«i Xmane. NEW YORK, Feb. 28.-Georga Barrow, who with his -wife kidnapi Jaby\ Clark in Central park, M. F E L D M A N , 37 W. Fulton St. Home Outfitter. Two Doors E. of p. O Furniture, Carpets, Curtains, etc,^ Be wise. Economize, If you need an y of these goods, buy them (her© and save money. If you investigate you w ill find they will cost you considerable more elsewhere. White Enameled Bedsteads, all Sizes, Value $6; special price $3.98. Golden oak sideboards, pattern Pren ch bevel-plate mirror, one drajwer lln«d for silver, thoroughly well made, and p f good deeign, valued a t $18.00. Spa- cial price, $13.00. Solid O a k Extension* Tables ' 42-Inch,, aqiiar© top. round fluted legs, vqlue $10.00. Special price $7.48, Solid O a k D ining Chairs, High back, size, cane seat, farad e arms, value $1.40. Special prJoe f 1.1\ An extensive assortment of go-carts and sletepers, in -the latest stylM at ahapee, complete with, cushions and pa rasols, rilbber tired. Beet ooti*ts|^k at loweat prices. ; Prices Rasnging Prom $ 2.98 and li,.. M . F E L D M A N , ' Hdme Outfitter. S7 and 89W. Fulton St. ' 2 d o o n MMt o f P. Q / \Baby\ Clarl city, last yea ng prison : :en to the asylnna is a t Matteawan, having become in- rear, and who was sent Sing Sing prison for 14 years, has been taken to the asy for insane crlm- Xnventor of Olie-wlug G am M a rried . ELMIR M.Horto handed down an f murder in the first degree against fred Morrison of Mount Vernon, who shot and killed the woman generally known as his wife. B e a r in g On H ill E x e m p ting JfewBpaper Men F r o m Jtury Duty. SfT. Feb. 28.—‘The codes com- t th^assembly gave a bearing Iin'svill to exempt newspaper men from jury duty. Those who t peared and urged favorable action the measure were Louis Mcfelnstry, ientlngenting thee weeklyekly papers;apers; G.. B.. repres th we p G B Graham, Associated Press; Assembly- man A. Z. Hyman, Frisbie and Hill. The latter presented resolutions adopted by the State Editorial associ ation favoring the LONDON, Feb. 28.—Gen. Buller’s ac count of the- tremendous resistance he is encountering in bis effort to reach Ladysmith has brought public interest with a sharp turn from the complacent contemplation of Lord Rotoerts’ victory tp a realization of the serious condition still existing in Natal. Though Buller’s dispatch is constructed as a victory bravely won, the comtaander of the immense crane at t forces in Natal has so often reported similar victories without, achieving the main dbject, that the public has learned to contain their ?abilation » til Ladysmith is actually relieved. ^ \While the long list of casualties which invariably follows an apparent ga:in by Gen. Buller, ds always awaited with dfead and anxiety, however, it is generally atecepted toy -the public that Buller is determined to reach General White this time, and though the stages are disappointingly slow, the nation confidently awaits the news of the re lief o f those 8,000 beseiged troops. General -Buller’s report -shows the urgent need of Lord Roberts exerting every effort to stdll further draw off the Boers from Natal to the Free State. That he 'will do and, quite likely. Is al ready doing BO, by the marching upon BloemfO'ntlen, is regarded as almost certain toy the military critics here. .With the additional 600 Boers repoii;- od tp be prisoners dt Modder river, U seems that the mimfber of men captured by 'Lord Roberts has nearly reached 6 , 000 . MANY PRISONERS AT MODDEll RIVER. OAPB TOWN, Fob. 2fl,~There are now 600 prisoners at Moddor river, most of 'Whom Burromiorod Friday and Saturday. imiTlSU W SoSuRV RENSHKIia, LONDON, Fob, 28.—A dlspateh from Arundel t«y» that »rUl«li troops liava again occupied licnohorg. i'.ub.'jcrlbo for Tbo Ra.dor, Fatal Accident at Blcctric Works. SCHENECTADY, N. Y., Feb. 28.—By ,e breaking of a traveling beam of an iral Electric FATAL RAILROAD WRECK. Two Killed; One Dying nnd Six Others Seriously Injured. KANSAS GITY, Mo., Feb. 28.—Two dead, one dying and six others more or less seriously injuyed is the result of last night’s tail-end collision on the Missoiiri Pacific railroad at Independ ence, Mo. The dead are: Mrs. J. G. Schmild- app, 'Cincinnati; and an -unknown wo man cremated, who is believed to be from St. Louis. The injured are: Miss Emma Schmidlapp, Cincinnati, cannot live; \W. R. Vaughan, Cincinnati .news paper man; Mrs. J. Balke, mother of Mrs. Scbmidlapp; J. G. Schmidlapp, •husband of Mrs. Sctomidlapp; L. F. Scheldon, Sedall; \William Ryan, bag- gagemaster. The bofiy of an uukn -wn woman is still in the wreck. The storm rendered the signals indistin guishable. A FARMER’S A\WFUL DEED. D etails are dull and we haven’t room be sides—so instead of going deeply into them we only m ention a few that stand for the whole range of variations in colors and style. T h e safe thing is: if you want any fashion able dress stuffs, come down and e^xpect to find it. Or* even if you don’t want any, you’ll be welcom e as an interested spectator. stop Wasting Coal by Using Poor Furnaces. Call and see our lEKFECT\ FiiCE, Also a list of those who are made happy by using them. B r a m e r ’s , T H E a T O V E M AN. IT^wtiiircti Street. YosUoM Hopif Fancy R o c k e rs N o w on Sale. Rockers, value $7.50, now $ 4 .7^ Rockers, value $5.75, now $3.75. White Enamel Bedsteads, $3.88. Good Oak Sideboard, $11. Extension tabl^, $4, $6 and $7. Solid Oak Dining Chairs, worth $1 apiece, now $1.12. C o m e and see us fore buying ahd save m oney. fost, Jones | Ci •0 WEST FULTON StRBSri’ ground of contention was that the duous duties of ne-wspaper men pre cluded his attendance at court as a Juror, and as a rule being conversant with most cases that found their wfy Into court, he was very rarely accept ed by either side. The bill will be reported favorably with an amendment strlUlng out the word \publishers.\ Arguing Over Granting a Charter. ALBANY, Feb. 28.—A delegation of Cortland cJtizons appeared before the tennte ol;tles committee yesterday af ternoon for and agalnet the blU of Senator Johnson granting to Cortland a city oUartor. Rov. J. L. Robertson, Dr. F. N. \Wiggins Bi T. \SVi'Isht and A. J. Murray appeared Iji opposition to tbo mcasuro, They -claimed that It has beon drawn up and sprung upon the citlsens of Cortland and that It was being forced btfforo the legl»lat- lire beforfi the residents of the town bad time to oonilder Its provisions, H, A. Dickinson, D. W, VaiiRoMJi* Freei* diflt F, J, Milne «n4 Coupfcy Jiaulge Xfgleston f m r i d the hill. They m IA It hid been drawn up ifttr due cex» Killed His Daughter and Her Lover and Then Committed Suicide. BLUEFIELD, W. Va., Feb. 28.—Jos eph H.Glear, a farmer near here,kllled his daughter Ellen and -her lover and cut his own t-hro^ last night. Glean had 'forbidden Albert Marsh to call on his dattghter. Returning home he found Marsh In the parlor with his daaighber. He ordered -Marsh to leave and upon his refusal took a shotgun and fired at him. His daughter epnang In front of h er lover and' received a charge in the throat, dying Instantly. The second shot killed Marsh. Glean then killed himself. Supply Bill Reported to Senate. ALBANY, Feto. 28.—The annual sup ply bill was to-d'ay reported to the son- 0 aggregate proprlatlon Is almut $17,000,000, which Is slightly in exocss of last year, Receiver Appointed. NEW YORK, Fd). 28.—Hugh J.Orant v.'Ofl tO'flay appointed tompomry recolv'* or of tho Third Avenue Hallroiil com pany of this cHy, Don't worry to-day If you enn imt it off imUl to-morrow. a jiattern—exclusiveness -assured. Sllk-and-wool barogc with satin stripe and small dot, two -diOlIai'S'; five colorings. Venetians, in all the new pastel shades, two dollars; 50 inches wide. All-wool -crepe do chines,-$1.75: five colors. Plain sllk-and-wool barege, two dol lars; four colors, Sllk-and-wool crepons In small iblls- ter effects, $1.50; f-our colors. 'Sllk-and-wool two-tono crepons, in largo blister effeots, $1.-25: .throe color combination. White Fur Baby^ Robes. Sllk-and-wool grenadine poplins (With small crepe effec-ts, three dollars and less. Silk-and-wool stripe, too'w-lcuot, -tern-s, 'thr-ee dolla Silk-nnd-wool guipure grefl#.dlneB, three dollara. Sllk-and-wool grenadine with chonlle dot, $2.75. Plain silk-and-wool .barege, $2. Sllk-and-wool crepe do chine, $2.60. A P e w L e f t t o C l o s e O u t .. ....... T h e S S K ind for “ -A “ “ 3 . All This Season’s Stock W . A l . 'W I U h w ^ « 6 C ft Albany, N . Y. WrM.DIXOIN&CO %i m nm main tT u c i r