The evening world. Newspaper, January 2, 1900, Page 9

. ¢ BRITISH BEAT 5,000 BOERS. Brilliant Action Told in French’s Report— The Burghers Used Captured | English Gun. French's column in capturing Colee/ing Gen Gatecre. firmed officialty afternoon issuing a despatch from Cape! changed. Bown, dated Monday, Jan, 1, as follows: —— “Frendh reports at 2 P. M. to-day from BRITISH wit AGAIN, i 4 berg, in Cape Colony, is at lengih con-| Qother official deapatehes, dated Jan. t | ] . Coleskop, by heliograph, as follows: ‘afternoon, Dec, 31, taking with me five Squadrons of cavalry, half of the Becond Berks and eighty mounted infantry car- Ted in wagons and ten guna ‘Town to-day: “The artillery fire in reply was very | from Sunnyside.’ ” "hot from a fifteen-pounder using Royal aes ALaboratory ammunition, and other guns. T0 60 WITH BOBR ARMY, We gilenced the gune on the enemy's right flank, demonstrating with cavalry ward the Junction, wnere a strong laager with Joukert's Feree, of the enemy was holding « hill, and a desis te 1s Orage Wad) postion southeast of Colesberg, as far! wagsINGTON, Jan, 2—Cagt. Ste- as the junction. phen L. Hi, @locum, of the Eighth Cav- BOER REATREAT CUT OFF, [fz hat, heen named ap military at- “Our position cuts the Hine of retrest| Th» Buropean powers have each named via the road and bridge Some thou-/an attache to accompany the Boer ganda of Boers with two guns are re | armies Capt. Slocum was originally slated to ported to be retiring toward Norval) 105 the British operations, but this Pont. All Remington's scouts proceeded | arrangentent was changed, toward Achterland yesterday morning. ———— Brief independent’ memages from Rensburg, filed the evening of Jan. 1! BERLIN, Jan. 1—The German second- supplement Gen. French's despatch but| ciass cruiser Schwalbe has left Dar-es- rightly. According to them the British |Gaiaam, a seaport of Africa, tweaty- wore still sheBing the Beer position at | five miles south of Zansibar, for Dei- 6 o'clock Monday evening and expected oe Bay, — to enter Colesberg to-day, VOLUNTEER COLONEL NOT ‘The Brae lees) vere Gree ee UP TO ARMY STANDARD. ktlled and seven wounded. No officers “sere Killed or wounded. The Boers are! LONDON, Jan. 2.—Sir Charles Howard yeupposed to have suffered heavily from] Vincent, Colonel of the Westminster the acouracy of the British artillery fire.| Volunteers, has failed to pase the medi- cal examination necesasry to qualify him | USED BRITISH GUN. to command the City of London Infantry Jen. French's statement that the Boers ro using @ fifteen-pounder and Wool- 1 ammunition evidently refers to one | f. GOES TO FIGHT BOERS. no Boer etrength tn the engagement LONDON, Jan, 2—Harr; MeCalmont, 4 Gen. Frenah was estimated at from/ine sportsman, has bee ordered to 9 to 1,000 men. oe Africa with the Warwickshire Mi- en, French's success is being ae i, mmptly followed up, as Rimington's j aides are already advancing on ach-| OYSENTERY AND FEVER terlang, which may result tn securing GROW IN LADYSMITH. Norval's Pont Bridge, thus gaining an __ orate avanagnaa|,2MDON, 2a, 3s, Wat a thence Gen. French will be able to Dec. M1, that the ber of dysentery threaten Bethule Bridge, which is the| and fever cases ie GREAT CIT Young People May Study Trades in Day- Time. Praise was heard everywhere to-day for the generous act of Andrew Carnegie in presenting as a New Yeare gift $2.00 to Cooper Union for the estab- lishment of a mechanics’ day school, ‘The donation makes it possible for the trustees to out the original plan of Peter Cooper, ‘the founder of the in- stitution, to devote the entire structure known as Cooper Union to educational sterdam avenue. ‘There will be 433 living rooms, each with every modern convenience, includ- Ing electricity, steam ané het and cold ig and Vitara attag Fading Hotels. Fenda of $200,000 Ratced, es for Rutlding Way oa Cabaret Purehaced. Charles D. Kellogg, secretary ot :oe/4@ Chat Neir. THE WORLD: TUESDAY DID YOU MAKE THIS MISTAKE TO-DAY? LAWTON FUND 1S $40,000, Subseriptions Will Be Cleeed on roves for the education of the chil- dines: ohh the I porters of Weve | Leone Autaar ome es Tt has been decided to close the sube| and Japan to secure a common under- ls ea a” scription lists on the 6th inst, This setion on the part of Mer. Cha JAPANESE ORDER FOR GERMAN CROWN PRINCE: BERLIN, Jan_2~—The Emperor aad) tne only country addressed which has He | . ¥ resented the| Ot Yet responded ts Italy, and a favor-lrortabte night in Mt. Luke's Hospital amount hoped for and ts amply sufficient poses of the fund, which te to Lawton | of the tmportant announcement by Sec-| He wil lodge tn the house formerly of the Phil- |) LONDON, Jan, 2—The sucosss of GeP-1 115 ting of retreat for the Boers face and to the War Office this]1, say Gen. Methuen’s position is un- Jam. 6, Gea. Corin WASHINGTON, Jan. 2—Gen, Corbin, | Chairman of the Lawton Relief Com-, mittee, announces that the subscrip- tions to the Lawton fund received up | to noon to-day amount to $29,961.35, ex- clusive of subscriptions mad pendent agents in various o1 Gen. Corbin also announces that the) Order of the Chrysanthemum to the amount subscribed already exceeds the| Crown Princ Japanese Minister, who LONDON, Jan. 2.—The War Office re- celved the following despatch from Cape “Col. Pilcher reporte through the offi. A cer commanding at the Orange River: WAS A SURPRISE. “‘T have completely defeated « hostile “'T halted for four hours at Maidor’s| command at the Sunnyside Laager this Farm and at 3% this morning occupied | day, Jan. 1, taking the laager and forty the kopje overlooking and westward of | prisoners, besides the killed and wound- Colesberg. The enemy's outposts were | ed. Our casualties are two privates taken completely by surprise. At day- | killed and Lieut, Adie wounded. Am en- light we shelled the laager and enfiladed | camped at Dover Farm, twenty miles the right of the enemy's position. northwest of Belmont and ten miles Women’s Night Gowns. Made of Fruit of the oom Muslin, trimmed with ruffle, aa er eeeeeen Muslin, square yoke, trimmed with two rows embroidery edging, rutile around collar, == Cambric, high neck and V-/ yoke, tucks, four! rows lace inserting, lace-edged ruffle. Muslin, high neck and V-| yoke, trimmed with tucks, four rows embroidery, inserting and) ruffle. Women’s Corset Covers. Muslin, V- yoke, trim- med vils Wier copes, nicely finished; worth 25c. “‘Leaving at Rensburg, holding the|mestrey Beer Camp and Captere | enemy in front, half of the First Suf- Ferty Prisoner Weet folks and a sectfon of the Royal Horse of Belmont. Artillery, I started thence at 5 in the ’ and guna to the north of Colesberg, 10-| C8 Blown 0 oe 49e—Muslin, high neck, trimmed with tucks, four rows insert- bi embroidery ruffle on each hemstitched “ and ‘dered with embroidery edging; 59¢—Muslin, square neck, trimmed with tucks, three rows insert- | \ ing, lawn ruffle with rever and insert- ing. 5 | Cambric, square e, neat tucks down Cee trim- idery edge. ce —Cambric, V-shaped 2 fresh with tucks, redding and fine embroidery, —Cambric, V-shaped 7 2e—Fimmed’ with two 1088 Cambric, low neck, ~~ French style, fished wile —Cambric, V. 24e— eens nda with tucks and lace, V-yoke, trimmed tucks, four rows Valencien- nes lace inserting and Valenciennes lace-edged lawn ruffle. —Muslin, square ¢, trim. med with Mas ide teats and deep embroidery ruffle, | 79¢—Muslin, square yoke, eight | rows inserting By tucks in front, revers, two rows inserting and embroidery ruffle. } justin, trimmed with clus- ters of tucks, four rows fine inserting and embroidery ruffle. —— Muslin, youe formed of tucks and solid insertings, finished with embroidery ruffle, | Cambric, trimmed with tucks, four rows lace insertings, lace trimmed with ribbon | Cambric, V-shaped trimmed with lace inserting, beading and ribbon, 36c—Fomattched ed ti with tucks and embroidery edge. Cambric, round yoke, trim med with two rows lace, one of embroidery inserting and lice- —=Cambric, yoke formed of 99e— Kets, hemstitchiog. “nished with ruffle of fine embroidery. trimmed with very sods | broidery edging, worth @c. V-shaped yoke, trimmed with tucks, beading and pretty embroidery edging. Je—Nainsook, low neck, trimmed 59 pl two rows lace inserting trimmed with two row tot inserting and two embroidery ruffles. 99e—Muslin, V-shaped yoke, trim sertings and embroidery ruffle. Other qualities up to $15.42. Other qualities up to $8.99. 99¢ for $1.50 Mercerized Percaline| Corsets, mde of | or Sateen Petticoats—finished ruffles and cords in the best 49 for $2.25 Mercerized Sateen | Petticoats—very fine grade —finished with umbrella-shaped ruffle and two corded ruffles. | for $1.25 Mercerized Percaline | Petticoats, trimmed with um. | ed ruffle and three small 49¢ for one dollar GRAND JURY MAY HELP, New Distriet-Attemmey of Queens County te Probe Inte Fuad for one dollar Corsets, covered sateen, medium | waist, low bust, top and lace black. Household Linens, for Hemstitehed Damask Tray Covers—18x27 in, for Fringed 36c pal 59 Teast Sears 1830 ache Open- worked Damask Scarfs, 18270 inches, for Bleached Damask Table | Cloths 68x68 in, 51.39 (Bacal uma Te Damask Bureas| dormitory building for faculty and students. Ar- rangements are alreedy being made by the Morningside Heights Realty Com. pany (© put up such a building at One Hundred and Sixteenth street and Am- for Bleached Damask Table Cloths—682104 in. for Silver-bleached Cloths—72x72 in. for Silver-bleached Table Choths—72x90 in. Men's and Boys’ Shirts. for Men's and Boys’ Unlaundered Shirts, bodies made of good muslin, three-ply linen “set-in” bosoms, reinforced front and back, continuous facings, collar button protector on back a well sewed and perfect fitting; of neckband and tie tape cot full size in sizes up lo 18 inches, ditterent sleeve lengt! for Men's and Boys’ Unlaundered Shirts, bodies made of Utica muslin, 1,700 count linen “set-in” bosoms, hand- button reinforced front and back, full felled seams throughout, ‘on back of neckband and tie tape; only; men's, open back and open beck ed White Shirts, bodies of Utica muslin, thr: hand-worked button holes in neckband, 1 thd fzont, full felled seams, contingous facings, collar button protector and tie ous facings, collar button 18 in. Boys’ Shirts open 49¢ {or Men's Launder EVENING, JANUARY 2, 1900. the negotiations was extremely gra: nd Cabinet EUROPE WITH US MGR, CHAPELLE AT MANILA Cabinet Told that Pow-| rapa netesste dine Philippines ers Favor the Open Wen't Ledge with ¢ D Friars. oor. MANILA, Jan. 2, 645 P.M. Mahop Chapelle, the Papal De WASHINGTON, Jan. 2—The seemton| the United States transport Sherman, of the Cabinet to-day was the occasion | which ealled from Ban Francisco Dec. & retary of State Hay that the negotta-| occupied by Charles Denby Pelle gettlos the contest between the various Friar brotherhoods tn Manila manding for a continued “open dow ede eon China had deen eml-| Wig have been using their Influence (0 nently ‘successful. obtain the priviege of entertaining the He sald favoratte responses had been| Archbishop, recetved from Great Britain, Germany: ————_._. France, Russia and Japan, Roland Reed Ie Netter. Reed, the actor, passed a com- abte answer is also expected from ber. | mh» change was not very The announcement of the success of] couraging, reat, but en- R. H. Macy and Co. BOTH SIDES OF 14TH (Running from 13th to 15th St.), SIXTH AVE, RRR ARAN RRA AAA BAARSD SRR SADDEAASEHEOREDS Muslin Underwear, The January Sale of Women’s Undermuslins! Where to begin with such a mass of material? A Yankee rule comes to our aid: Begin at the beginning. Months of busy planning cul- minate in this occasion. The mas- terstroke— the Macy - stroke — of the offerings is found in the facts A that we have sustained or improved We know the goods thoroughly, and therefore can advertise them intelligently and accurately; many of them were made in our own factory under our personal direction, Fabrics are right, workmanship is up to the highest standard of excellence—trim- mings, shapes, sizes and finish have not been skimped in the least, Examination will show that the values are all we claim them to be. The grace, delicacy, goodness and strength of each garment—and the incomparable economy—will appeal to all women of nice taste and large thrift. Infants’ Long Slips and Dresses. —Cambric Slips, front trimmed ,—Nainsook Dresses, V-shaped \6c with box TE camsbele rolls 39 embroidery yoke, trimmed on neck and sleeves. with one row embroldery inserting, 19c—Slips, box plait and three Oe boone ae tucks on eacn side, embroid- , ery edging on neck and sleeves. ener ruffle and Valenciennes edg- Slips, made of English nain- —Nainsook Dresses, yoke 29e Tome! Bishop Myler neck and ©70—lotmad ol soled edn sleeves trimmed with edging. neck and sleeves trimmed with edging, —Cambric Slips, V-shaped em- 59c—=_Nainsook Dresses, yoke He broidery yoke, poe gi formed of four rows insert- dainty tucks. ings, tucks and hemstitching. 69e—Nainsook Dresses, yok e 3% — Slips, made of English nain- formed of solid tucking, Val, Sook, Bishop style, three tace-edged nainsook ruffle over clusters of tucks across front. pred } __ Other qualities up to 82.40. ‘Other qualities up to 09.0. ae Children’s Percale and Cambric Dresses, 39c Percale, dainty blue, pink and 24¢ Cambric Dresses, V-shaped em- white stripes, yoke trimmed broidery yoke, trimmed with with braid, tucks, hem on skirt, 49c Percale, neat, cheery stripes, finis ‘ith braid - trimmed ruffle. an Y ee ae 29¢ Cambric Dresses, yoke formed 59% Percale, graceful patterns, trim- of two rows insertings and med with lace inserting, reveres eight clusters of tucks. over shoulder. 69c Percale, tucked white yoke, 39. Nainsook Dresses, yoke formed edged ruffle. th ertene WRN ES 3% of tucks and one row inserting: ___ Other quatition wp te BLOT deep hem on skirt. Closing Qut Women's poe 9 Children’s Suits, Skirts, Coats and Furs. for Women’s $35.00 Tai- for Women’s $8.00 Coats, $21.95 lored Sults, th of fine $4.98 made Of fine black kersey cheviot, lined throughout with taffeta. cloth, tailor finished, for Women's $12.00 Skirts, for Women's $10.00 Coats, $9.98 made of rich black taffeta $7.49,.04: of black kersey, tailor silk, appliqued front, stitched and satin lined. for Women's $6.00 Skirts, for Women's $17.50 Coats, 34.74 made of gray cheviot, wat- $10.99 made of unfinished bck teau back, percaline lined. worsted, satin lined, 52 to 48, $7.48, $9.74 for Women's for Women’s $32.50 Coats, $4.74 $7.00, $9.00 and $13.00 Golf $24.99 made of jetted velour, lined Capes, double-faced cloths. with handome satin. $6.99 for Women's Alaska Sable $14.67 (or Women’s Alaska Sable Mufls. ww" Neck Pieces, trimmed with tails, $5.49 for Women's Flectric Seal Neck Pieces, finished with $27 49 for Women’s Electric Seal tails, # i! Costs, double - breasted, for Women's Mink Neck Wide revers, high storm collar, lined $10.98 Pieces, trimmed with tails, with Skinner's satin for Misses’ $5.50 Dresses, for Childsen’s $9.00 Gretch- $2.93 one-piece stye, various $5.86 ens, made of Oxford beaver, colors, nicely trimmed, 4 to 14 years, one cape, trimmed with braid, and P “s $7.50 Refers, others of blue, castor and green mix- jor ¢ ren’s $7.50 Re tures, with t 3 $4098 ai of doublefaced cloth, UZ SND TWO capes * Mouble-breasted style, two capes, in- 9 for Misses’ $8.50 Jackets, aid velvet collar, sizes 6 to 14 years. $6.4 made of extra fine grade black kersey cloth, tailor finished and for Children’s $8.00 Costs, it in. $5.49 made of blue, brown and onemlbi thsi ila navy Orford melton, three-quarter $4 24 for Misses’ $5.50 Skirts, length, trimmed with black braid, 4 “e™ made of gray cheviot, wat- to 14 years. teau back, percatine lined. ee enlindtlie .- * LS The Attractions of Our Stores Are Their Low Prices, Great ( Annual a Skirts and Chemises. 49c—Musiin, finished with em shaped wn rut | 49e—Muslin, trimmed with tucks 49c—Muslin, finished with tace-| edged, umbrella-shaped lawn ruffle, | 49¢—Muslin, finished with umbret- | inserting and edging 66c—Muslin, finished with lawn fe and dust rufte, | 7hc—Mastin, Gaished with lawn! “tuff, (wo rows lace insert | 59¢_ Muslin, ing and dust ruflle, cits of he tks re 790 Vn lle, winmedwlh a. sate, tm, Peoggell see two rows lace inserting, | wasted tucks, and pl eg on oy 2] ee wn embr'y ca and dust ruffle, 39— re iad vanduae we. 99 -—Mustin, finished with serting and edging. serting anne 39c— [uate trimmed with nee 29c—Muslin Underskirts, finished |* snd embroidery inserting, ruffle—worth S0c. ll] 39¢: Campric, trimmed with wide Cambric Undershirts, inished | ince inseerens agers wm rule, 39¢—with lawn ruffle, irlmmed wadandese with tucks and hemstitching. | Cambric, trimmedewith tucks a 49c—sod" full rae of fine em 49c— cambric Underskirts, trim broidery. med with tucks, lace insert- ‘4 oan ing and el lace. 49. —Cam teed lth wie oil Chemise, popular insert! reading, 29¢—pompidour yoke, trimmed inks es 8 trlenenad Withee with wide and narrow embroidery. 49¢—aamer ah cmecilery ia 39 — J mand Sith iNandsiaip asain ‘yoke, med with one row Camtric, trit with inserting and embroidery edge, 59¢— Fa, ned with fine lace Muslin Chemise, Pompadour | *#ine and inserting. 49e—voke, trimmed with Inserting | 74¢__Lawn, trimmed wa and two rows embroidery edging. ruffle and delicate.tage insert- Other qualities wp t> 86.08 ing snd edging. is Hes Ba | —— oN a TE Other quallt - Flannel Waists. Silk Waists. 7% fe $1.25 Flannel Waists, lined styles. all $5.49 for 93.09 Flannel Waists 1 $2.99 for $4.25 Satin | Duchese and front trimmed with bands of velvet. i Waists, back and ffont cord- $1.99 Waste tucked” sttehes $2.99 for $4.30 Talleta Wits back, al , sti {| corded and plain styles, pen in oe sleeves for $3.75 Polka dotted x Tafieta sea $3.99 Wiss trimmed $2.99 for $4.50 Cashmere Tea 6c 108 29. Plannelette with lace inserting and velvet ribbon. deep hem—extra size at 24c, $3.99 for 85.50 Cashmere Ten $224 {0F, Misses! $3.00 Mackioe front, trimmed’ with velvet and blue wool cashmere, two capes and * shirred satin ribbon. velvet collar, $3.99 for $6.00 Cashmere Tea double texture wool lal rows satin ribbon, edged with e. $4.99 for $6.30 Colored Taffeta tinted Bedford Cord, braid-trimmed ccordion plaited flounce and corded ’ cone p ¢ corde, $2.74 fr vg har read 59 for 7c. Flannetette Wrappers, deep rutfle of embroidery and silk | trimmed with braid. $1 59 for Ct didren's $3.00 Straw | 46c fot 756. Flanneleite Night “=” and Leghorn Gowns, good quality, fair with flowers, feathers and ribbons— weight, dainty pink and b'ur stripes. twenty styles. worked buttonholes in neckband, reinforced beck and front, full-telled seams | throughout, continvous facings, collar button protector on back of neckband | and tietape, sizes up to 18 in. Bows’ Shirts open back and closed bosom only; men’s open back and open back end front, short and regular bosoms, 6B, for Men's Untaundered Shirts, made in our own factory of Utica Nom hand-worked button and eye! and oper: back and front, sizes up to 18 in. We have manufactured and sold | this shirt for over twenty years, always bittering and strengthening it when- ever possible, competition has never approached it. | for Men's and Boys’ Pajamas, made ef heavy flanneletie, very fine, soft 69, sasortment of prettily striped and p' ero Dobe eer | B.Altmont Go. EXTRAORDINARY SALE OF EVENING GLOVES. | | 200 DOZENS, LIGHT TAN AND ‘Made by Trefouse & Co., OPERA SUEDES, 12, 16 and 20 Button Lengths, TO-MORROW 95c, PER PAIR. REGULAR PRICES, $185 to $3.25 NO BXTRA CHARGR POR It. | NO EXTRA CHARGE Por Iv, Advertinements for THR WORLD will be re: | Advertisements for THE WORLD an ceosnaer 0 snaerOtlse Mee | ceived at any Americas District City at | oF Telegragh O@ce in New York Cit | Cee rates, Call a messenger if you hare a S | y ‘Muslin, finished with hem and three tucks, 12g—made of good, stroag mustin, ruffle, Uc—Muslin, trimmed with wa ruffle, finished with dainty 2c ruffle and cotton torchon lace inserting. —Muslin, trimmed with 23e tucks and wide emueeidory 29c—Cambric, finished with lawn ruffle, trimmed with lace edging. 36c—Cambric, finished with lawn an trimmed with tne eta a umbretli- and finished with aids é la-shaped lawn ruffle and lace ruffle, lace inserting, lace ruf- —Muslin, trimmed with wa 36e: ruffle and fine lace with nicely tucked cambric hroughout, large variety of $2.99 fos 25 Taw, back i colors. French Flannel Waists, caree | with fine made, cords—in color only, Miscellaneous Bargains. Gowns, trimmed smartly revers back and $2.74 for Women's $3.75 Mackin. Gowns, yoke trimmed with cashmere, two capes and velvet collar, | for Infants’ $3. $2.49 Cloaks, made cream- i Silk Skirts, finished with — revers over shoulder, | tinted Bedford Cord, trimmed with | yoke and ruffle over shoulder, cord, | Men’s and Boys’ Shirts, for Men’s and Boys’ Unlaundered Shirts; bodies of Utica Nonpareil or New York Mills muslin, three-ply 1900 count pure linen hand- | pareil muslin. Three-ply solid linen bosoms, all modern i let holes, linen neck and wrist bands, open back and fieecy, aa pees neo Fond finished throughout, large