Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, December 2, 1899, Page 2

—— The Rerali--Review. E. C, KILEY, aa _ HOPERLL, OUTLOOK FOR THE REFORM NATIONAL PO- LITICAL SITUATION, GRAND RAPIDS - Money talks, but it converses with PPO only the few. Gathered From the Democratic Execu- wea aan tive Committee Meeting — National Clam chowder is often productive of ‘ c ‘vatii the deepest melancholy. Committeeman O'Brien’s Conservative View—Maturing Pla Good News of Senators Jones’ Health + Mr. Bryan “May Rest Till He Comes*Here'in Jana- ary—Farm, Stock and Home on Cu ey-Cleveland The sleeping infant should always be placed on the retired list. . It sometimes happens that a man’s opportunity is his misfortune. Good fortune seldom travels around in an automobile looking for you. rent Questions — McK Financiering All the Same — State Political Points—The Week's Roundup of News and Comment, A man’s mind sometimes runs to the contrary—a woman's always does. Reform Press Bureau. Sr. PavL, Noy. 27, 1899. All reports from the Chicago meet:ng of the executive committee of the National Democratic committee, agree that the outlook is encouraging for an efficient national campaign and conse- quent success next year. Mr. T. D.O’ Brien, the Minnesota member, gave an interesting summary for our daily press, Senator James K. Jones, national chairman, was present at the meeting, and his friends through- out the country rejoice at his recovery. The business in the senator’s absence abroad has been in able hands, those of Hon. J. G. Johnson of Kansas and Hon. Sam B. Cook of Missouri. These have proceeded on lines agreeable to Senator Jones and the party’s It is considered a deadly insult to tell a Bostonian that he doesn’t know beans, Some people go through life looking as if they were sorry they had ever started. , enough to be economical when you have plenty with which to economize. A married man would have more money if his pockets were as hard to find as are those of his wife. An actr may be wedded to her other great advisers, and en- a but she usually acquires more couraging results are being ac- than one husband during her career. |omplished, both as to raising means . and as to actual work in the field. All The average man would be satisfied | factions have, Mr. O’Brien says, disap- if he could only get the earth, but | peared, which is specially pleasing, con- Alexander the Great wanted to get uD | sidering the friction that has existed in Illinois. The party will enter on the campaign of ,1900 very much better equipped than it was in 1896. Mr. O’Brien emphasized the attention turned towards the Central, Westiri and Northwestern states, and that Min- nesota is looked to for important re- sults next year. Inocther words the electoral vote of Minnesota is to be called for for our great leader, W. J. Bryan. There is every reason to feel | that our friends will not be disap- pointed. From Mr. O’Brien, and from State Chairman Rosing, who accompanied him, every encouragement was received |as tothe outlook. Our forces of 1896 are practically as solid as they were when lined up at the polls. We have powerful allies for the newer issues, on which the attitude of Democracy will be nothing uncertain. There is nowhere aserious suggestion of any candidate but Bryan, and in all parts of the coun- try. the South especially, the party is a collection. “Tod” Sloan has now distinguished himself by thrashing two French jock- with his walking stick. At any e this is more reputable than French pugilism, The Boston Globe says that Laureate Alfred Austin is struggling hard to earn his salary. It might be added that the public is struggling hard to resign itself to Mr. Austin’s method of struggling. A recent expose of the brutal treat- ment of privates in the army of France by their officers gives new em- phasis to the danger of arbitrary It is also reported that in a the custom of boxing the ears of soldiers and recruits has been so common and so violent that thousands of them have suffered such impairment & get & . of thelr hearing. as partly to unit them | Nnliied or fast unifying. | itis also in: The minister of war has itnat it will be in the Democratic ued a prohibitory order, column, A newspaper correspondent at In- Senator Jones, national chairman, dianapolis telegraphs: Secretary Hurty , has been in Arkansas since his return of the state health board predicts that | from abroad, until the committee meet- Indiana will have an epidemic of | img, and has now gone to Washington smallpox. “I do not see how it can jor the’session and to give attention to be averted,” said Dr, Hurty, “and it the committee work accumulated there. will cost Indiana thousands of dollars The prineipal work, for we time being as well as many deaths. There is at least, will be in the hands of Messrs. Jook at Chicago, smallpox in the state, and it will spread Johnson and Cook at Chicag: a from the small country towns. The, Speaking of allies, the American people do not know how to handle ! anti-lmperialist league, is progressing suspected cases in these small places. | well at the Chicago national headquar- There should be no delay in handling ‘ters, which is in chaage of Chairman a suspicious case, and if it turns out | Edwin Burrett Smith and Secretary M. not to be smallpox no harm is done. | J, Mize. This whole state could be vaccinated for less than $30,000, and that would save it from a scourge that is other- wise sure to come.” for service. recently i From Hon. R. W. Boddinghoussg, sec- retary of the Anti-Trust National League, Chicago, we learn that prelim- SS inaries for the coming conference are ational arbitration is not 80 | progressing favorably. The call will new an idea as some suppose. On j soon issue, and is signed by several hun- six different occasions between 1837 | dred prominent men of all parts of the and 1858 congress has ertertained pe- ‘country. Minnesota will be represented titions and memorials on the subject | on the call by several prominent citi- from peace societies and bodies of citi- | 268. “Toledo” Jones. Anti-Hanna Mc- zens in New England, New York and ! Kisson of Cleveland, Attorney General Virginia, Even the czar’s proposal for ; Monett of Ohio, Senator Mason of Ill- a congress of nations in the interest "0! Judge Black of Pennsylvania, of peace was anticipated by resolu- President Droppers of South Dakota tions adopted by the legislature of University are among the signers of the Massachusetts, in 1844, and similar sew action was taken by the legislature of Vermont in 1853. Dr, Franklin’s ar- dent wish that the nations of the earth might find “some more reasonable method of settling disputes than by cutting each other’s throats” must have been cherished by many friends of humanity long before his day. Inte “See the goppite papers make another , “break” in placing Mr. Bryan in the senate in the place of the dying Repub- lican senator of Nebraska. The senate is too small. at present, for W.J. Bryan. He’s too busy. Just now he is resting in the far Southwest, where he may re- main until he comes here in January.” A short time ago two yaks were im- ported to Gothenburg, and were later sent to Stockholm, Sweden. The sec- retary of the Gothenburg Touring club recommends that yaks be import- ed into northern Sweden for use by the pioneer farmers, the long and cold winters being rather severe for ordi- nary cattle. It is declared that it would not be necessary to stall-feed the yak during winter; that the farmers would get a strong, hardy and tractable beast of burden, which also would supply milk of good quality, and which could find its way even through deep snow. it remains yet to be seen whether or heen necessary in order to meet the in- not any one is willing to act upon the creased demands, incluxng increases suggestion. Dr. Sven Hedin, who dur-» of expenditures made by Republican ing his expeditions in central Asia has legislation, another is found in the in- had opportunities for studying the crease of the size of cars, the capacity yak in its native land, thinks the ex- of which has risen from 400 to 600 periment worth trying. bushels to 800 to 1,400. For these the One of ‘our gocd friends in asane 25 cent rate is not more that 12!¢ cents takes exception to our recent state- ‘ would haye bees formerly. ment that bachelors in that state are “rated at the common valuation and two hundred dollars more,” for pur- poses of taxation. It is a technical matter. The law exempts from taxa- tion two hundred dollars of the prop- erty of the head of a family. None of the property of a bachelor is exempt. The error was simply in the form of statement—the bachelor understands it, and according to our correspondent laughs at the low penalty inflicted on single blessedness.—Ex. Farm, Stock and Home, Minneapolis, certainly one of the greatest agricul- tural journals in the whole country, and which ever has in mind the true interests of its agricultural patrons, de- , Yotes more than usual space in its cur- rent issue to topics of state and national | importance, the more important since Farm, Stock and Home has upwards of 50,000 circulation, all in the Northwest, and a large part of itin Minnesota. Mr. | Owen, the editor, goes into details, from the records, as to the increase! in in- spection fees, made so much of by the goppite press. In addition to tha well known explanation that it has Among most toothsome and effective matter in the same issue. Mr. Owen has skinned ‘‘Sound Money” to a finish, on the purchasing power of gold. It is not “stability” that gold standard advo- cates really want, but ‘purchasing power,” Questions to ask the farmers, says Mr. Owen, are: Why this insistence upon money with large purchasing power? Why should we object to a dollar that would require only a tushel of wheat to buy, and why isthero aclass of men who regret to see sucha ; to Washington, | that Goebel will be the next governor, dollar, and wil do everything: in their power to prevent itscoming? =~ In which connection Farm, Stock and Home has an article showing how cat- tle, for instance, in both prico and quantity, considering population. have gone down. If this is not by the rea- son of the purchasing power of meney, what is it due to? “Sound Money” fears an avalanche of gold, yet denies the quantitative theory of money. If increasing the quantity of money does not make other things higher priced as measured in money, then where comes in the fear of the gold standardites? But of prices not trust controlled, what? All farm products tending lower and lower, except in favored lo- calities. Cattle, hogs, grain. Labor and salaried positions. except trust, controlled and specially favored, and except what labor can accomplish by organization and never ending watch- fulness. Wheat, our great staple, now ruling at the 50 cent notch again, ag last year ut this time, in the sections of the state where it is the great product. The reason why the McKinley pur- chase of bonds will not help anybody but the speculators, is because only they and the banks have government bonds to self. Ifothers have them they keep them and live on the meagre interest, because there is no line.of business in which they can invest the money at profit, because they are not in the trust and combine deals, and can’t get in. McKinley’s treasurer is paying 112 and 111 for bonds that were sold for par, and the $25,000,000 to be bought will amount to $¥8,000,000, Here is $8,000,000 out, and besides that nearly $1,000,000 has been paid in interest on the same bonds since issued. The McKinley financiering is in some respects worse than Cleveland’s, though both are on the same principle of bene- fitting the speculators on the country’s bone and sinew. Cleveland sold the $62,000,000 to his syndicate at 104. If McKinley should now buy back some of these, and he will when Wall street makes the demand, he will, in the light of his recent purchase, have to pay over 130 for them. Instead of the whole iniquitous bond business, give us money issued by the government, with postal savings banks for the convenience, safety and protec- tion of the people. Sworn affidavits appear that one Col- onel Metcalf, in the McKinley army of conquest in the Philippines, shot an un- armed and supplicating Filipino pris- oner, But that does not disturb the slumbers of the occupant of the White House. The murders of prisoners on their knees are fit companion pieces for the burning of villages, looting of churches and assault of defenseless women. They usually attend armies of conquest, like the Hessians, hire- lings of the Revolutionary War. Congressmen are wending their way and before another week rolls ’round Hanna’s annual mes- sage will be before a palpitating world. Hon. A. W. Thomas of Chicago, so pleasantly representing the Democratic national committee here recently, has been assigned to the same work for New England, with headquarters at Boston, and writes most hopefully of the situation ther 3 Our best advices from Kentucky are and that the attempt to overawe voters by Republican bayonets, as was done in Louisville, will not be successful. That the legislature will re-elect Blackburn is without question, Times are so brisk that an. army of men are after the places that Census Superintendent Merriam will dispense for the G.O. P. There are 20 to 30 ap- plicants for every place there is. John R, McLean may have accom- plished more in the defeat of the Cox gang. in Hamilton county, than his election as governor without winning Hamilton would gain. Several G. O. P. concerns in and about Cincinnati are out of business, such as Watchen & Skinnem, adviser-; Robb & Steele, cam- paigners, and Holdem & Guttem, financiers. ‘Tis very well. Senator Knute Nelson thinks he fixed matters up in fine shape in Hennepin. Our advices are that Knute deceives himself, There’s a boom on for Ele- vator King Peavy. And, further of Hennepin politics, it is stated as a fact that William Henuery Eustis, who also ran, will demand a vindication and run again. His ex- planation of why he was beaten before is said to be pathetic. Meanwhile how date the bosses dis- regard the Hanna orders to get to work for United States Attorney Evans? Insurance Commissioner O’Shaughn- essey, in his handling of the Insurance Union, has dealt an anti-trust blow that will be appreciated everywhere. This, with the co-operation of Attorney General Douglass, is really the first effective blow dealt the trust in this state. Do it some more. The state dairy department finds in its experience that the greatest use of oleomargarine and rotten “butter” is in the lumber camps of the Upper Missis- sippi. This shows the regard the lum- ber. barons have for our producers. Commissioner Bowler thus stated the matter to The Pioneer Press the other day: othing else but oleomargarine is servedin tne lumber camps. ‘Lhe lum- bermen asked fora duty on lumber and got it. They have raised the price under the protection of the tariff. But when it comes to buying buiter from the farmers. they haven’t any time to think of that.” It is everywhere the same under Re- publican policy. Protection for all tha special interests, Ruinous competition for the producing classe, G. 8. C. eae eee ee eer te ee eS SN SR RAT eee SRS Per ose tan 6 6 eee ee aa eo ee eee THE FINISH OF AGGY HIS GOVERNMENT Now oONEY A FICTION. : Troops and Officers Are Scattered and Aguinaldo Is in Hiding—Pres- ident of the Filipino Congress Surrenders to Gen. MacArthur— He Says the Congress Will, Never Reassembly — Filipino Slodiers Will Lay Down Their Arms as Soon as They Learn the Truth— . Severe Fight at Pavia. Maniia, Nov. 26.—Bautista, president of the Filipino congress, presented himself to Gen. MacArthur yesterday and forma ly renounce. d all further con- nection with the insurrection. He was one of the influential TV ilipinos who hesitated at the beginning of the war as to which side on wh‘ch to cast his lot. He was offered a judgeship of the supreme court, but declined. He now annouaces that he wishes to accept the position and says that the Filipino congress amd cabinet are scattered, never to reassemble. Some of the members, he adds, haye returned to their homes, while others are flying for safety. Many .of the congressmen have resigned, and he _ believes the Filipino soldiers will lay down their arms everywhere as soon as they learn the truth. Aggy’s Minister a Prisoner, Senor Buencamino, a former member of the so-called cabinet of Aguinaldo, has been brought to Gen. Otis, a pris- oner on board the transport Brutus. He had sought refuge in a village near San Fabian with Aguinaldo’s mother and son, The natives disclosed his identity to Maj. Cronin. who captured him. Gen. Young is still in the moun- tains on the trail of Aguinaldo, 0- Washington, Nov. 26—Gen. Otis sum- marizes the situation in Luzon in a dis- patch to the war department in which he says that the insurgent government can no longer claim to exist, that its troops and officers are scattered and Aguinaldo in hiding. Severe Fight at Pavia. Washington, Nov, 26.—Fuller details of the sharp engagement between Car- penter’s command and the insurgents in Iloilo have reached the department in the fcllowing dispatch from Gen. Otis: In Panay to-day, 21st inst., when Dickman drove enemy in vicinity of Jaro, Carpenter, with two battalions, Eighteenth infantry and Bridgman’s battery, had a severe engagement at Pavia; north of Ilcilo. His casualties were five killed and twenty wounded; enemy driven north, with reported very heavy loss. Carpenter passed on to insurgents’ stronghold, Santa Bar- bara, which he captured © 22d inst., without loss. Nothing received from column under immediate command of Hughes, which is meving rapidly and operating north and west of Santa Barbara. Apparantly Visayans friend- ly, not taking active part. Enemy consists of 2.000 Tagalos. A later dispatch gives the results of the fighting at Iolo as fcllows: Hughes, Io‘lo, reports enemy driven back into the mountains; insurgent capital, Cobatuan, captured. Only se- rious action that cf Carpenter at Paria; total casualties, five killed or since died of wounds, twenty-seven wounded. Captured ten pr‘soners, eighteen cannon, six rifles, quantities of ammunition, Enemy’s casualties not stated. Gsaborts for Watson. Washington, Nov. 26.—Admiral Wat- son’s fleet in Philippine waters is about to he augmented by the three gunboats Isla de Luzon, Isla de Cuba and Don Juan de Austria, captured from Spain at the battle of Manila. Commanding officers have heretofore been assigned to the vessels and Ad- miral Watson has been empowered to complete tke list of officers from those with the Asiatic squadron. The new acquisitions are about the of the gunboat Marietta, and they will arrive about tke t'me of the Brocklyn, New tta, mak- Orleans, Nashvitle and Mar se in the ing in all quite a large incr Asiatic squadron, OUT OF SIGHT. The Charleston Has Slipped Into Deep Water and Disappeared. Washington, Nev. 26.—The navy de- partn.ent his received the fo lowing cablegram fiom Capt. Leatz, command- ing the naval station at Cavite, dated Manila, Noy. 24: “Culgoa reporis Charles!on disap- peared.” 'The Culgca was the relief ship sent cut from Hongkong. It is believed at the navy department that the Charles- ton has slipped down into deep water from the step bank on which she was resting at the bow. ‘iis report has dissipated the last hope of saving the ship. NEWSPAPER WRECKED. Presses and Type Destroyed in the Night by a Hostile Faction. Omaha, Noy. 26.—Unknown parties entered the office cf the Monrve Mir- ror during the night, destroyed the presses and dumped the type and other mater‘al into the creek. The attack is believed to be the outcome of a bitter town fight. The paper is the state cr- gan of the Liberal party. Immigration to America. Wash ngton, Nov. 26.—Reports t> the immigrati.n bureau show taat the tos tal immigration to the United States during the last four months was 115 - 276, an increase over. that of the ¢ responding per.od of laste year vs Vv,- 544, Flo: in Texas. San Antonio, Tex., Nov. 26.—Heavy rains have fallen during the past few days in Southwest Texas. In Cotulla two creeks met and the water rushe'l through a portion of the city so swift- ly that: several persons had to be as- sisted cut of danger. No lives were lost. Reinforcing Russjauv Garrisons. Odessa. Noy. 26.—It is reported that 10.000 treops will soon leave here to yeinforce Russian garrisons in the far East. : ON ITS LAST LEGS. he a et Lik HC Not-Mush Left of Aguinaldo’s Revo- e lution, Washington, Noy. 28.—Secretary of the Navy Long received a cablegram’ from Admiral Watson, informing him that the entire province of Zamboanga, island of Mindanao, had surrendered uncondtionally to Commander Very, of the Castine. The surrender was made on the 18th inst. Admiral Watson’s dispatch follows: “Noy. 18 entire province of Zambo- anga surrendered to Very, uncondition- ally. Delivery of all guns promised. Numerous local chiefs declared loyalty. —"Watson.” The information contained in Admi- ral Watson's dispatch was received by the presiGent and his advisers with, un- concealed satisfaction. The surrender of the province of Zamboanga is re- garded as the beginning of the end of the revolution in the island of Min- danao, and, it is believed, will be a hard blew to those who are still en- deavoring to maintain the insurrection in the island of Luzon. Advices from Admiral Watson indi- cate that the southern half of the is- Jand, which comprises the province of Zamboango, has yielded to the Ameri can forces and acceded to the authori- ty of the United States. Revolution Crumbling. Manila, Noy. 28. — The news which the steamship Brutus brings from Dagupan indicates that the so-called Filipino republic is crumbling like a house of cards. Aguinaldo is deserted or being abandoned by the politicians, and the army which a fortnight ago was intrenched at Tarlac and exercised a de facto government over nine-tenths of the people of Luzon, is fugitive in | the mountains, with small hope of re- establishing the machine. The army is scattered in the hills on both sides of the railroad, and widely separated detachments are within the cordon which Generals Lawton and Wheaton have cemented. Buercomino, the ruling spirit of the cabinet, is a prisoner in Manila, and the small fry are tumbling over one another to get to Manila. Three pro- vincial, governors have arrived in Ma- nila to request Gen. Otis to install them in their old offices under the new regime. Dr. Luna, a brother of Gen. Luna, and a prominent insurrectionist, has arrived here, and many others are applying to Gen. Otis for permission | to return to Manila after months of separation from civilization. Aguinal- | do began his retreat with 2,000 men under Gen. Gregorio del Pilar. That force was probably reduced to its pres- ent proportions by desertions. The last definite news as to Aguinaldo’s whereabouts is that he passed through 'Trinicad, east of Aringuay, toward Bayombong, escorted by 200 men. Aggy'’s Last Council. Manila, Nov. 98.—The last Filipino courcil of war was held by the retreat- ing leaders at Bayamban on Novy. 12, in the house now occupied Gen. MacArthur. It was attended by Aguin- aldo, Pio del Pilar, Garcia, Alejander- ino and some members of the so-called cabinet. Information has reached Gen. MacArthur from several sources to the effect that the council recognized the futility of attempting further resis- tance to the Americans - with united forces and agreed that the Filipino troops should scatter and should here- after follow guerilla methods. Reports of ambuscades and ¢kirm- ishes come from every section of the |, country along the railways. Military activity continues in every section, Aguinaldo’s Child Taken. Washington, 28.—The adjutant general has ed the following from Gen. Otis: Vessel from Lingayen gulf with dispatches from Wheaton on 23d inst., brought in Buencamino, insurgent sec- retary of state, captured 21st inst. He was with Aguinaldo and party left Tarlac night of 13th to be escorted by 2,000 troops north from Bayambang d Dagupan. These treops Wheaton struck at San Jacinto, and Young east- ward. Aguinaldo, with part of family, escaped north with 200 men, passing between Young and Wheaton. Young still in pursuit last accounts. and has been rationed at San Fernando, Aguin- aldo’s mother and oldest child, with ted from the rest in woeds, and u storm in Lingayen has prevented leading of trcops there for the nerth. MacArthur captured insurgent director of railroad, who en- deavored to destrey railroad to Dagu- pan; also . Lawrence, English- man, who served in Aguinaldo’s artil- . Our troops have liberated some 009 Sparish p ners recently.” ON A SECRET MISSION. U. S. S$. Ranger Fitting Ont for a Lone Voyage. Chicago, Noy. 28.—A special to the Record from Sa. rancisco says: The. United States ship Ranger, now lying at Mare Island, has quietly fitted out for some long voyage, and rumors. are eurrent that she is bent -on some se- cret mission. The efficers of the war- ship refuse to discuss the nature of the voyage. Several six-inch guns are be- ing placed m position on the vessel. The only thing the officers will admit is that the Ranger has been ordered to Panama and will sail in December. Black Eye for Prerogntives. Madrid, Nov. 28.—Senor Selvela, hay- ing refused to present to the Chamber of Geputies the reports of the =e ings against the officers who surrend- ered Santiago de Cuba and Manila to the Americans. Sencr Morenco moved that such refusal was an infringement on the prerogatives of parliament, All | the leaders of the minority supported Senor Morenco, but the motion was defeated by a vote of 125 to 85. Flag From the Kaiser. Chicago, Nov. 28.—Dr. von Holleben, German ambassador to the United States, yesterday, in the presence of 2,000 Germans, presented a flag sent! by Emperor William to the United German soldier societies in Chicago. | Negro Shoots Jeweler Dead. Evarsville, Ind., Nov. 28. — Siman Skora. a pawnbroker, was shot down in his store by a negro. There was no proyecation for the murder, The negro was caught and gave as a reason that | he was drank. ‘ ' Ninth Lancers were p FIGHTING WAS HEAVY METHEUN HAS ANOTHER ENCOUN- TER WITH BOERS. Enemy Was Compelled te Retire After Desperate Fighting—Result ‘Was Not Known at the Time of Telegraphing—Believed That the Losses Will Be Heavy — British Forces Worked Splendidly—Naval Brigade Suffers Heavy Sacrifices. —News From Natal More Hopefal- * Londen, Nov. 28. — Yesterday after- noor the war office posted, the Zollow- ing dispatch, dated Cape Town, 12:20 p. m., from Gen. Forestier-Walker: “Lord Mtehuen reports that he moved yesterday (Saturday) at 3:30 a. m., with the Ninth brigade, the mount- ed corps, the naval brigade and two- batteries, the guards following with the baggage. Near Gras Pan (about ten miles north of Belmont, on the railway line to Kimberley) 2,500 Boers with six guns and two machine guns, opposed him. The action began at 6 a.m. Our battery fired shrapnel very accurately till the heights seemed clear. Then the naval brigade and the infantry advanced to the assault. The fighting was desperate until 10 a. m., when the heights were carried. The Boers retreated on the line where the ed to intercept them. The result was not known at the time of telegraphing. The artillery took immediate advantage of the ene- my’s retirement. Early in the action 500 Boers attacked our rear guard. brigade met this and also prote the flank The naval brigade acted with the greatest gallantry and suf- fered heavily, but no particulars are yet known. Vas enemy showed the greatest stubbornness and must have suffered greatly. Twenty were burned. It is known that 31 were killed and 48. wounded. More than 50 horses were found dead in one place. One battery fired 500 rounds. Our force must halt one day at Gras Pan to rest and plenish ammunition. The force worked splendidly and is prepared to overcome- many difficulties. The naval 1 le, the Royal marines, the light infantry and the First battalion of the North. Lancashire regiment especially dis- tinguished themselves. “Regarding Tuesday's fight. 81 Boer killed are accounted for; 64 wagons were. burned, a large quantity of pow- der, 50,000 rounds of ammunition and 750 shells were blown up. Command- ant Albrecht (chief cf the Orange Free State artillery) commanded the Boer artillery. Gen. Rolewy was in chief command.” Creates Great Suspense. London, Noy. 28.—No further uews respecting Lord Metheun’s advance has been received and the absence cf official details regarding his lo creates the greatest suspense, espe ly since the.publication of the heavy sacrifices endured by the naval brig- ade. No alarm, however, is felt as to his position, despite the evidence that the Boers intend to contest every foot of the way. It was known that in the absence of sufficient cavalry he would be ccmpelled to advance slowly, z has a preference for night or early dawn attacks, which events seem to have been justified, the Boers being de- cidedly averse to darkness for their op- erations. The fact that in the Gra Pan action one British battery fired 500 rounds proves the desperate nature of the fight, and there is no doubt the- casualties were great. It now develops. that no guns were captured in the Bel- mont engagement. Meanwhile the news from Natal is distinctly more hopeful from the British point of view. The details are rather vague, but it seems certain that the Boers are re- tiring, that railway communication is being reopened and that British relief forces are joining hands. Buller at Pietermaritzbarz. Londen, Noy. 28.--Special dispatches. from Pietermaritzburg announce the arrival of Gen. Buller there. He met with a splendid reception. Railway communication between Estcourt and. Mooi River has been restored by Lord Dundonald’s force, and the Mooi Riv- er column entered Estcourt yesterday (Sunday), the Estcourt column imme- diately starting the advance toward Colenso. England Declares State of War Ex- icts. St. Petersburg, Noy. 28. — The Rus- that the sian newspape nounce British charge d'affaires has informed the Russian government that Great Britain has been”in a state of war with the Dutch republics since Oct. 12. The Svedt. commenting upon this, says: “England, in giving this notice, withdraws her declaration that she it not cairying on r, but is’ merely subjugating rebels.” 'The Noyee Vremya, which attributes: far-reaching importance to the Br! notification, says: “The powers are ‘now in a position to send not only Red Cross agents, but military agents as- well, and they may judge this a fitting” time to iriervent, especially as the Af- rikanders are going more and more to the Boer side.” -0- Durban, Noy. 28.—Telegraphic com— munication with Estcourt has been re- stored. -0- Estcourt, Nov. 28. — Commandant Gen. Joubert is retiring from Mook River on Ladysmith. Coal Duty Free. St. Petersburg, Nov, 28.—It is stated that Finance Minister DeWitte has sanctioned the importation free of duty ef 150,000,000 pods of coal, owing to the scarcity which prevails in the Warsaw district. French Insults to the Queen. Paris, Noy. 28.—The anti-English car- icatures in connection with the Traus- vaal war culminated in a grossly in- sulting drawing of Queen Victoria in La Car‘cature entitled “English Cor- rection,” which the police seized. Brazil Protects Her Coffee. Rio de Janeiro, Noy. 28. — The Bra- cilian government has notified the Frerch, Italian and Spanish goyvern- ments that Brazil henceforth wilt ndopt differential tariffs against ex- cessive taxes on coffee. i — | Z