The evening world. Newspaper, January 6, 1900, Page 8

BRITISH WIN FIGHT? Gen. French Reported to Have Taken Colesberg—Gen. Buller Is About to Attack. LONDON, Jan. 6—A special despatch from Cape Town says It ts reported there that Gen. French has defeated the Boers at Colesberg and ertered the town, The fighting between ten. French's forces and the Boers at Colesberg, Cape Colony, was renewed to-day ‘The British artillery, reinforced by a new battery from De Aar, opened fire to the westward of the town, which Is Getended by 1,000 or 4,00) Boers. Despatches show that the attack de- Veloped into @ general engagement An important move at Colenso on the ‘Tugela River in Natal ts imminent The continual bombardment kept up om the Boer intrenchments and the nu- Merous reconnolsances are apparently Gonnecied with a wall-'sfined purpose ‘There are sadications that (he British Plan of attack includes an important Movement via Weenen. Col, ir Charles Howard Vincent sati- ed for South Africa to-day, although the doctors have not permitted him to accompany the London Volunteers. Col. Vincent is determined to give his un- wtticial services at the seat of war MBTHUEN'S BOLD IDEA. Raliding a Railroad Ara Pesitien at Magersfen- tein. LONDON, Jan. 6—According to a epe- clal despateh frem Cape Town, (en. Methuen |s building a raiiresd around the Boers’ position at Maxersfontein -_~—— RELIEF NEAR MAFBKING. Col. Plumer, with 2,000 Men, Has Reached MNechudi on His Way te Bedea-Powell. LONDON, Jan. 6—Col Plumer, with @ relief force of Rhodesian irregular troops, consisting of 2,00 cavalry. Teached Mochudi, iM miles from Mafe king, on Jan. 1 Bt is expected tha be wi he will raise thet RUSSIA MOYES TROOPS. Semi-OMicial Admission Dore Not Relieve Ansiety in Bagi LONDON, Jan. 6—Reports of Russia Masring troops on the frontier of Af-| Ghanivtan drew a semi-oMcial explana | bP len-Powell's eadly haressed RELEASED GERMAN SHIP. p Perther Frition at Adem Give Search of the Detcined Malt Steamer G BERLIN. Jun @—A Aden, at the southern entrance Red Sea, says tha |nounces further « mail steamer Genera), detained « picton of having contravand of war The steamer will resume her voy tna few days. ¢ British have NO PORTUGUBSE DEAL. Angle-German Offer Was Deelined. pgreement has just been issued says: between themselves, of the operation. “At the same time the Governments Great Britain and Germany between them was the recognition concerning @ laan the latter should receipts. joan and, has no Giasgow, which sailed sunt off Dungeness, in Dover Strait. The Ormus sustained no damage. a tlon from St. Petersburg to-day, to the @ffect that they were merely to test the Capacity of the Central Awan railroads| fo transport troops. ‘The experiment it regarded as highly | fuccessful, as it proves that in case of Necessity tr from the Caucasus can Teach Kurhka in eight days. The abwve explanation garded of ficial circles discredit the idea that Rus- sia’h preseent movements in any way threaten Afhanistan or India. -— ‘ans STBAMER SUNK. im Dover Strait the Glasgow to the Bow LONDON, Jan. 6.- The British steamer . SUNDAY WORLD. SAY HE STOLE $48,000, Hagalo Paying T Accused Embessiement by 0 Trast Company. BUFFALO, Jan. 6 anty Company a “ANOTHER GERMAN CRUISER TO DELAGOA. LONDON, Jan. €—The German cruiser Condor arrived at Durban Th day and started Friday Marques. TO-MORROW'S Rich Gowns Worn by lal 4 ie 4 = e New York’s Richest Women at the Opera. S Shown for the First Time in the Actual Colors from é Hrs. 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Semi-OM@cial Note from Licken favs LISBON, Jan. 6—A semiofficial note to the prees regarding the Anglo-German ‘The Britteh and German Government* having previously reached an agreement informed Portugal that in the event of her contracting @ |iarge loan for the purpose of reorgania- ing her finances, the two Governments Were disposed to guarantee the success assured Portugal that the basis of the agreement the integrity of the Portuguese colonia! dominions amd the legitunacy of Portu- vee soveraignty over the Portumueee| Five Soldiers “They furtmer suggested that in the | event of Portugal aecepting a proposal guaranteed by the colonial and customs "The Portuguese Government then de clared that It had no need of such & ecording to our information, need to the present day.’ from Buenos Ayres Dec. & for Hamburg, has been Phe wae tn collision with the British mteamer Ormus, from Sydney, N. 8. W.. | for London. F A Newton, pay ~ ing teller of the Fidelity Trust and Guar. is an embessler to the amount of 480%, according to m state: | ment issued by the bank to-day for Lorenao | & $130,000 fire here to-day re ose Ihe Administration may attempt to whitewash Mr. Gage to some extent, but he is liable to more or less discomfort for some time to come. TEMUNARTNN MUTILATED BY REBELS. Horribly Tortured By the ot ot Filipinos. be MANILA, Jan 6, 7) A. M—Advtces from Magalang, province of Pampangn Feport that Capt. Conhauser, with three companies of the Twenty-ffth Reai- | ment, captured the insurgent strong: | hold Comanche, on Mount Arayat yes- | terday ‘Three Americans were wounded. but the enemy's loss te not known } ‘Three members of the Ninth and twe eof the Twelfth Regiment, RAHWAY BANK IS CLOSED UP. Run of Depositors Forces Institution to Shut 4 Down. PLATT’S SLATE FOR ALBANY. Committee Chairmen as They Will Stand: at Legislature. erence at the! The following notice appeared on the is evening be-|deor of the Union County Bank at Rah- Chairma. TB} way NJ, this morning ixon As: | Rahway, Jan. 6. es Almost everything | The Union County Bank has been com- vnd the amily comer led to suspend owing to the unusual doubt ls that of « demand made upon it by its depositors. Assemblyman Delaney, of ©: So for as the offictal examination has | who was slated for place, ogresmed there does not seem to be clined and a new man will have to be/any sufficient reason to doubt that the picked out Here ts which was announced at headquarters to-day There will pe + fina Fifth Avenue Hotel + tween Senator Piatt. Odell and 8p sembly commit has b fined chairmanship wer th as the bank can realise from its invest- ments. THOMAS K. JOHNSTON, Deputy Commissioner of Banking and the officlal committee slate Republican oners, were shet (Hated. Three of ana two are recove Capt. Comhauser set fire to the bar: | Tacks and the town. | WAGHINGTON, Jan 6-—The War De- | partment receive the following cable: | ram to-4ay from Manila i} “Prisoners now en route from Vigan. arrive to-night. List telegraph to-mor- Capt. Gillieore among number “OTIB.’ row. ———— FOUR FIREMEN HURT AT PORTLAND FIRE. |:.. (Special to The Ky PORTLAND, Me. Jan. 6 Four firemen | were injured, The F. 0. Bajiey Bulding | on Market street was destroyed, The Women of Oom Paul's Land. ——BY-— Mrs. Roy Devereaux, Author‘of “Side Lights on South Africa” SS S55 09 Sho New York's GTHOM AVGNOS 5. MOUNON-OL By Professor <ETMOM AVINDS S.MOUNON-OL “CIHOM AVGN1S 5.MOUNON-OL TO-MORROW'S There was |" |Istature gets to work Gas Monopoly. Edw. W. Bemis. SUNDAY WORLD. Ways and Mennis—Allds, of Chenango. Insurance. jes—Kelsey, of Livingston. The run on the bank that compelied als—Hil!, of Erie | the officers to close the doors began two Fish. of Madinon |days ago. So far as the solvency of t ‘Taxation—De Graw, of Kings bank was concerned, there waa no rea- Railroads -Hedel!, of Orange son for the Panic of the depositors. Insurance-Coughtry, of Albany Thi pubies of the tank and lack of al Laws—Burnett, of Ontario. confidence of the depositors began with rictty and Gas-Witter, of Tioga. | the defaleation of George M. Valentine, Labor—Costello, of Oswego. the defaulting cashier cf the Middlesex Hanks McEwen, of Albany Courty Back, of Perth Amboy, Inet) | Privileges and Mlections—Fallows, of | Summer. Valentine's counsel was Ed- ork ward 8. Savage, of 11 Nassau street, who ahvay. He was one of of the Union County President. The Vice- w York has a home tn the organiners Bank and its President i M. of the defaulting cashter Healt’ Rogers, of Broome Several sald to-day thar felans at it Gov Re ex-Lieut.-Gov an reported, selected a Charles T. Saxton (or Payn's successor} ‘The Union County Rank is a Btatel o as Superintendent of Insurance he would | jnatitution with a capital of $0,000 and hing Sibtha Nawever f $25,000. It has been paying Sper dividends the last sem! annual dividend of $ per cent. having biican head-| been declared on Dec. 6, payable pec ent to ovet) al ty allowed 3 per cent, on savings | ayn will begin very soon after the Lik: | depoalis. Ite depositors number aboot bundred, that Mr, Bax. | 4 surplus ton for Super Aberonda vaining A Atch., Top. aR Pe Baltimore & Obie Fed: D. Valentine, an uncle THE WORLD: SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 6, 1900, * . TOCKS UP AND DOWN. Market Closed Weak With Trading Quite Active. BANK STATEMENT FAIR. But Prices Were a Fraction Lower When the Day's us! Ended. Prices at the opening of the stock market to-day were Irregular The lower prices which came from Landon had a bad effect on the be ning of trading here, especially on the international stocks. The trading was not of a heavy character. The expectation of u good bank state- ment to-day caused some revival of bullish feeling and the issues began an upward mo ent. The opening in Sugar was steady, but soon lost @ full point, and ¢ recovery, Tobacco ed a point soon after the start. The Granger list flat Of the Traction shares Brooklyn Rapid Transit was weak and Manhattan fat pple's Gas, Federal Stee! dbo Were both off a good-sized we C. & tt. L. opened up 1 1-2 "in ome stocks the opening losses wer: made up, particulariy in Specialties and Trunk lines low the low level, the leading Specini- the Grangers and In- ff a point. market about recovery, but renewed weakness in the roecialtle carried prices downward again, Sugar an. Tobaoco declined below last ni wl and Bai about $ t Me practically to publication Prices moved up- ward On @ fair volume of business, but realizing Lote) were again encountered. These were ateorbed with confidence ing was fairl at a ioases of @ fracti jons, yy total sales of stocks to- shares and of bonds active and firm ion with few ex- value, The Closing @ Choe ue ie Ps Adama Expreas Car & Foundry Ameiigan Cotton Oil American lor Co ‘Amer. ‘Amer Amer Amer ‘Amer « 130% a1 Fe BN hy Haliimore @ OND pt [depositors will be paid in full as soon] Bm uy une 108 " “ tal #27G,00, The iy Treasury hai a debit Palance today’ of $958,568. LONDON STOCKS WEAK, * Uncertain Inter Co Keepe Markt De A Me thy ay AN oy ay Las Laclede pt iar & Nashville ‘an etre m e an Nat Corte SPECIAL NOTICE, O'Neill’s. | La Vida Corsets! giving our patrons a chance to buy them at half the usual 1 wi Nat. Biecuit Not Biren) National Lead Nod \d Delaware | Nortolk @ Wi papers of Monday. | SPECIAL NOTICE, B@™ Monday, January 8th, Our Great Semi-Annual Half-Price Sale of Twice a vear we hold a big sale of these celetrated corsets, his sale will be bigger and better’in every way than any gher . ¢ have ever held. For full details see our advertisement in the morning Sixth Avenue, 20th to 2Jst Street. ‘ of Fngland’s minimum rate of on_Thuraday next. a %] The American list, with the ex of New York Central, was onan bed to 148 per cent. The priate! declines A ct Wy i Vania, } 1-4 pel altimore com YaST Union | pbs haps ey puthern ; I-16, and for the a N. NY the active | jaune Pe People’ owing losses on an aver. | Fi R Souther heen: LL SW st L Stan Te Teme Third Wabash day were | Wentern Union Tel 30,0 par|Whel @ L & Wheel @ LE. 24 pt Winconsin Comtral Wiseonsto UN | meserves Ineressed and Also the The follow The week an ine responding Clearing-House, s $232, 92. Exe SSL 104,227 Londo Ru ‘ional Transvaal situation curity tions cally money is m: THE BANK STATEMENT, ceas of the requirements of the & #4] cent. rule. Total ing-housea In the United States for the were 521. For the week Reports tine are moving wore rot || FORSY THE’S actons the Caucasus American railway shares sympathet. Money wege 0 14 —— |, (WHEAT HELD STEADY; CABLES WERE LOWER, Wheat oponed suady. to-day, wit} S| prices unchanged. A {ew good local bugs rx offset the decline in Livere bles. ork's opening prices were: May 1458; July, 141+ Chics ae i wheat, 32 3-4; May oats, 23 t6. —_— ‘The Cotten Market. * The closing prices of cotton today were: January, 7% to 1.29; February, 7.28 to 7.29; March, 7.31 to 7.82; April, 7.98" to 74; May, to 7.98; June, 7.98 to 1.375 July, 7.38 to 7.39; Aumust, 7.35 to 1.98; Bepe tember, 492 to 6.94; October, 69 to Cfly November, 6.16 to 6.71, Market eteady. , SHIPPING NEWS. ALMANAC FOR TO-DAY. fun rises... 7 25/8un sete. Paritic Avenue Pentre! pf —————__ - Leane-Figures of Week. weekly bank statement shows the ing changes: 6510, ess: gsssse 53 Benedict banks now hold ‘su.m1.25 in e@x-| Coleridge per! Iroqaaie ay CMs ot Washineten arings of all the oank clear- famton City OUTGOING “STRAMSHIPS. SAILED T)-DAY. ending Tease of 3 bala: Staterses. Ante cams were Of, . coreian teton, circulated throughout the | —-—_—-__ and the Interna uncerteintles of the restricted the He markets generally and transac- were of a small volume. % PRICE SALE. : SPECIAL FOR MONDAY. 3000 WHITE WAISTS ‘neat, $2.00, Medeces 1 40 and #00 Sonn Ponte O66 Broadeay, t political displayed weakness, Althowg> abundant there ‘is some the ae the Bank een” FORUM. The New and Vital Factors w of the War in South Africa. REVIEWED BY MAJOR-GEN. NELSON A. MILES, Commanding the United States Army. A Striking Article Upon the Military Topic of the Hour. Young Singers. By Alvarez, the celebrated tenor. The Man- Woman of the Period. —tv— The Rev. Dr. Chas. H. Parkhurst. Chie Practical Advice to {Is There Luck in. Life? By Wm. H. Crane, the well-known actor. SUNDAY WORLD. TO-MORROW'S SUNDAY WORLD. TO-MORKOW'S SUNDAY WORLD. Moody, #% %. And Our Work Together for Thirty Years. A295 srs lha D, Sankey. ‘With marginal illustrations showing Mr. Moody's most characteristic attitudes and striking gestures while speaking, being sketches from life made by Herman Heyer, who attended more than fifty of the evangelist’s greatest meetings, | The Boer Flag, and the Generals who have Fought the British to’ a Standstill under it. The Flag shown for the first time in cae eave soe ver t arnt