THE MORNING OREGONIAN, SATURDAY, APRIL 7, 1900.
CAPTURED BY BOERS
Roberts Loses Five Companies
of Infantry.
SURROUNDED BY A URGE FORCE
GcKcrol "Vlllebolsj Mnreull, a French
man In the Dutch Arm jr. Killed In
a Fight "With JIethnen' Force.
LONDON. April tw Lord Roberta reports
that Ave companies of British troops have
been captured by Boers near Bethan'e,
The following to the text of his dispatch to
top War Office, announcing the capture:
"Bloemfonteln, April 5. Another unfor
tunate occurrence has occurred, resulting.
I fear, in tho capture of a party of Infan
try, consisting of three companies of the
Royal Irish Fusiliers and two companies
of the Ninth Regiment of Mounted Infan
try, near Rddcr6burg, a little eastward
of the Betht nle Railway station, within
a few miles af this place. They were pur
rounded by a. strong force of the enemy,
with four or jive gun.
The detachment held out from noon of
April 3 until A prll 4. at 9 A. M.. and then
apparently surrendered, for It Is reported
that the firing ceased at that time. Im
mediately after I heard the news, during
the afternoon of April 3. I ordered Gatacre
to proceed from. Sprlngfonteln, h!a present
headquarters, to Reddersburg with all pos
sible speed, and J dispatched the Cameron
Highlanders hence to Bcthanle. He ar
rived at Roddersturg at 10:30 A. M-, with
out opposition, but could get no news of
the missing detachment. There can be
no doubt that the whole party has leen
made prisoners."
The lost company's are probably a part
of the force guaxd'n g the railroad at Beth
anle, 30 miles south of Bloemfonteln. The
Boere are evidently operating In force near
tho railroad, and there is a possibility -of
the lines being intcirupted for a brief pe
riod at any time. As the captured British
soldiers were In a -position to defend them
selves for nearly 24 hours and were then
forced to surrender, the fighting must have
been et-vere.
The Boct were In force yesterday
five miles from Japersfonteln, situated 60
miles up from Blo-mfonteln- They had
a brush with British patrols. Advices from
New Sprlngfonteln. dated 6 P. M.. April
C, announce that Iers have been Righted
west of the railroad.
CU.V. VILLCIIOIS JIAIIEBLL KILLED.
31 oilmen Surronni'.ed Ills Force or.
Ilocm and Captured Fifty.
LONDON, April 6. CThe War Office has
received the following dispatch from Lord
Roberts, dated Bloemfonteln, April 5:
"Methuen telegraphs irom. Boshof, In the
Orange Free State, a Uttlo northeast of
Klmberiey, as follows:
" 'Surrounded General Vniebola Marcull
and a body of Boers today, and they could
not escape. VfleboIs and seven Boer
were killed, eight wounded and SO are
prisoners. Our looses were:
" Killed Captains Boyle Bind Williams,
both of the "Yeomanry, and two men of the
Yeomanry.
" 'Wounded About seven men.
" The attack lasted four hours. Tho
corps behaved very well. Our forces were
composed of yeomanry, the Klmberiey
Mounted Corps and the Fourth Battery of
Artillery.' "
General Vlllebois Mareull wan the Chief
of Staff of the Boer Army. Ho was about
SO years old. and is said to have been re
sponsible for many Boer successes In Natal
and later In Cape Colony and the southern
part of the Orange Free State. It Id said
he entered the Boer service merely be
cause it was his trade. He went through a.
number of campaigns In the French Army.
In hie death the Boers lose their best
Instructed soldier In Continental methods
of warfare. As the late Joubert's Chief of
Staff, his brain devised the Boer defenses
against Bullet's advance to the relief of
Ladysmith. He was the most notable of
the foreign soldiers serving tho Boers.
A foreign dispatch received says:
"Klmberiey, 5 I". M. Since the departure
of the main body of troops, Lieutenant
Colonel Chamler remains in command of
the garrison here."
The departure of any considerable body
of troops has heretofore been unmcntloncd
In the censored cables. Methuen was last
reported at Klmberiey 10 days ago. and the
rapposltlon Is that he has advanced with
his main force from Klmberiey to the
relief of Mafeklng.
HOCK WOMEX IX THE TltCXCIIES.
Many- Are Flul.dnn l.j- the Side or
Their IluMianda.
NEV." YORK. April 6. A correspondent
March 1. says:
"The wor'd knone no finer example
of heroism than that exhibited by . 11
women on one of the live days' fight
ing around Splonkop. A strictly family
party of Boeis. 11 men and their wives,
were entrenched in one position, and held
it with amaz'ng bravery ngalnst a small
force of British. For a long time the
men fought incessantly and kept their
wives busy reloading their rifles.
"Finally SO British soldiers with fixed
As they came closer, the Boer men crept
over the earthworks, and while the women
began shooting, tried with the butts of
their rifles- to hammer back the British.
Before their wives' eyes, every one of the
11 Boers was "killed, bayonetted or shot.
The 11 women so quickly widowed
never thought of surrender, but fought
most valiantly and coolly for half an hour.
The British surrounded them: not qne"of
the 11 survived to mourn her husband.
Two days later, when the British forces
retired acrors the Tugcla, IS corpses. 11
men, ll women, were found within a radius
of 100 feci. Now there is a big, long
mound where rcrt the bodies of as brave
a band as ever fought for freedom.
"Scores of women have been in every'
Commando's laager I visited, nnd only one
has been without her ride nnd bandolier
Mrs. Joubert. wife of the Commandant
General of tho Transvaal, forces. But their
bravery does not rob these women of any
womanly qualities love, tenderness, gen-tienc-fts,
pity.
"Not far from the Pretoria laager I
found a young Boer woman under the
canopy of one of the big trekking wagons.
Hct tear were falling so copiously that
they moistened her dress waist. She was
about 13 years old. comely, fairly well
droned. It is. nothing stnnge to see a
xiorr woman weeping; there is not one but
has cither father or brother or many rela
tives in the war. But th's one's grief
was so extreme that I stopped and found
that she Fpoke Kngllsh exceptionally well.
She told me her sister had been killed by
a sharpshooter the day before.
" 'She was my twin sister, and we never
passed a day apart she said between her
sobs 'It breaks my heart to think that
she lies over there under the ground.' Sh
pointed to a mound of fresh earth with
n line of stones around and over It. a short
distance away.
"She told me. too. her father, five broth
era and innumerable relatives were fight
ing. "'Ouch!' she exclaimed, as her arm
.suddenly twitched. Then I saw a small
hole It the right sleeve of her dTcss above
the elbow.
" 'H.-ve you been woundedr I nsked.
" 'Oh. yes,' she replied, rather languidly.
A bullet grazed me and occasionally It
rains me very much."
Then thls'glrl of 13 explained, rather
epologetlcally. that her father compelled
her to remain In the wagon unt'l the
wound was healed. 'IX it were not for
him.' she said. "I should not be here cry
ing. I'd be down In yonder trench where
I oucht to be.
The men suffer extremely from home
r ckness when the women were absent, far
in peace they are rarely separated more
than a tSV hours. And no flner, rnore
Inspiring exemplification of patriotism can
be found on God's footstool than a Boer,
woman by her husband's side, a rifle In
her hands, and well filled bandoliers over
her shoulder.
"All but one of tho women whom I have
seen wore black or brown dresses. One
was In man's apparel, but the Boers tell
me tho women often put on their hus
bands' clothing when their own becomes
worn. In the early days of the campaign
the British captured three Boer women
in men's clothing, and they are still held
an prisoners of war on the warships at
Slmonstown, near Cape Town, but they
have been supplied with proper clothing.
"Whether they fought or not, whethet
they cured homesickness or not, it would
be hard to keep these warrior women from
the front. They were the first to Insist
that the Transvaal should resist England.
Now they are sharing the burden and ex
pect to share the glory.
"For every Boer, man or women, old or
young, firmly believes that the republics
will ultimately triumph. The relief ot
Klmberiey and Ladysmith are regarded
not as defeats, but rather as victories. In
asmuch as the Boer forces, which have
been lying almost Idle around the cities,
can now be taken where there la real fight
ing," RHODES IX LOXDOX.
The "Empire Maker" Got a Cool Re
ception. LONDON. April 6. Cecil Rhodes arrived
In this city today. He Is well and cheerful,
but much more exclusive than he was on
his previous trip home. This Is doubtless
owing to the fact that Dr. Rutherford
Harris, formerly secretary of the Brlt'eh
South African Company, and Alfred Belt,
the South African financier, met Rhodes
at Funchal, Island of Madeira, and advised
him to observe reticence on South African
affairs, especially as to his alleged differ
ences with Colonel Kekewich, at Klmber
iey. Rhodes reception was in marked con
trast to his former ovation. The public
did not show the slightest Interest In him.
From the time of his arrival he was sur
rounded by a bodyguard composed of
Messrs. Belt. Harris. Hawkesley and other
henchmen, who hurried him from the boat
to the train and from the train to a cab
without permitting him to speak to any
one.
Doer Demnnded a Surrender.
LONDON. April C The Times publishes
the following from Wepcner, dated
Wednesday. April 1:
"The Boers are sniping our patrols. A
party of blindfolded Boers was brought In
with tho following written message:
" 'I am here with several thousand
burghers: and in the cause of humanity
and to save such a dreadful sacrifice of
life as occurred in the last battle, I de
mand your immediate surrender
'This was signed 'Banks. General The
party was sent back with the answer: 'No
reply
"General Brabant's force Is here, and
will give some trouble to any body of
Boers likely to attack us."
Boers Xeor Bloemfonteln.
BLOEMFONTEIN, April E. Small bod
ies of Boers can be seen In the vicinity of
this town, and Boers are still In the neigh
borhood of the waterworks. Lord Rob
erts Is taking steps to meet the activity of
the Boers.
Dnnraven's Sharpshooters.
LONDON, April 6. Dunraven's sharp
shooters started for South Africa today,
amid unusual scenes of enthusiasm.
Dunraven, at the last moment, decided
to accompany the force as a. supernumer
ary Captain. The corps will see service
on the northern border of the Transvaal.
Will Xot Destroy JohnnnnibDrg.
. NEW YORK. April 6. A dispatch to
the Herald from Pretoria says:
The Transvaal Government authorizes
me to state positively that It has no In
tention of destroying Johannesburg or the
property there.
Free State Rand Adjourned.
PRETORIA, Wednesday. April 1. The
Free State Raad adjourned sine die. af
ter passing the President's speech. Twenty-six
members were present.
JEFFRIES IN THE RING.
rnt Out n Pltislinrsr 3Inn In Short
Order nt Detroit.
DETROIT. Anril f fhnmnlnn T... T
Jeffries knocked out John Flnnegan. of
x-insaurg, tonigni Deiore tne Cadillac
Athletic Club. In 53 seconds. Flnnegan
landed the first blow ns thai onmo tn ih.
center of the ring, and Jeffries then put
nis leu on tne nttsburg man s Jaw and
he went to the floor. Flnnegan came up
In a few seconds, only to be sent to the
floor again with a blow In the same place.
He stayed down longer this time, and
when he again rose he was In visible dis
tress. He had hardly assumed a fighting
nOSltlOrt before fhf. -haranlnn mi. Kl. fA'
In the pit of his stomach, and Flnnegan
went down, completely out. Referee Slier
counted the seconds off, and when he
sieppea oack it was seen that Flnnegan
was crying. He staggered to his feet,
rolled against the ropes, and his seconds
rushed into the ring and carried him to
his corner. It was several minutes before
ho recovered sufficiently to leave the
ring.
Crecdon nnd McCoy Matched.
NEW YORK. April 6. Dan Creedon.
tho Australia ex-mlddle-welght champion,
and Kid McCoy were matched today to
fight 25 rounds at the Broadway Athletic
Club, at catch weights. May 18, for 50
per cent of tho receipts.
Will Meet FMzxIrainons.
CLEVELAND. April 6. Bob Fltzilm
mons was today matched to meet Ed
Dunkhorst. of this city, before the Her
cules Athletic Club, of Brooklyn, April 30.
the nuxxixa races.
Yesterday's Winner nt Memphis and
Onklnnd.
MEMPHIS, April 6. The results of the
races were:
Five furlongs, selling Tildy Ann won.
Sue Johnson second, SMtllla third: time.
1:031.
Half a mile, selling Dcnham Thompson
won. Harry Pulllam second. The Elk
third; time. OtfOVl.
Six furlongs The Rush won. Thrive sec
ond. Gold 'Or third; time, l:liy.
One mile Molo won. Jimp second. Freak
third; time. 1:4311.
Five furlongs, selling Braw Lad won.
Alpaco second. Isablnda third; time. 1:CJ4
One mile, hurdles. selllng-Chenir won.
University second. Arquebus third; time,
lUi-Vt,.
Uneep nt Oakland.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 6. The weath
er at Oakland was fine and the track
fast. The results were:
Five furlongs, selling Sir Hampton won.
Miss Madeline second, Mny Dine third;
time, 1:01.
Seven furlongs Allenna won. Casdale
second. De Blalz third; time, 1:274.
Half a mile Mllly DIggs won. Bavassa
second. Ada N. third; time. 0:0.
One mile, selling Roslnante won. Silver
Tone second, Uarda third; time, 1:40H.
Six furlongs, selling Sly won, Tuthlll
second. Peace third; time, 1:11.
Mile and a sixteenth, selling Wyoming
won. Storm King second, Tappan third:'
time. 1:17.
The, Ideal Man.
There is much rivalry between the vari
ous colleges as to which will produce
the Ideal man. By this they mean a vig
orous, honest. Intellectual man. who will
make the world better for having lived
Health will demand first consideration, for
upon that depends brain and -achievement.
Hostetters Stomach Bitters will keep the
bowels regular and the stomach healthy
by curing all stomach disorders. It also
prevents malaria, fever and ague. Try It.
IN CENTER OF SIBERIA
SURPRISINGLY COMFORTABLE BO.
TEL JX CITY OF TOMSK.
The Ceremony of Laying the Fonn-
datlon Los: for a Clubhouse
Ruilas Are Sociable.
TOMSK, Siberia. Aug. 3.-Between this
city and Omsk, the last place of impor
tance which I visited prior to reaching
here, there Is not much ot similarity ex
cept the nimes. Although their popula
tions, respectively, are about 50.000 and 40,
000, Tomsk has much more advantage over
its neighbor than the numerical superi
ority would Indicate. In my letters from
Omsk I Indicated sufficiently what my
opinion was of that homely, desolate, un
attractive place. Tomsk Justifies quite an
other opinion.
First of ail this city is picturesquely sit
uated on the Tom River, with real hills
for its site, so that there is some variety
in Its surface and In the building locations.
Next. It Is In a forest region, so that trees
are all about, at least wherever they have
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MOXASTERV
been permitted to remain. They make the
vicinity attractive, and even In the city
Itself enough of them remain to add ma
terially to the natural beauty of the place.
The slow ride of five hours over the
branch railway from Taiga, only 55 miles
away, and tho drive of four or five miles
from the station to the city were un
usually pleasant, owing to the remarkable
change from the 1000 miles of prairie Just
crossed, and when we drove Into the busi
ness portion of the town on paved streets,
saw buildings and stores of attractive ap
pearance and came to a hotel which
seemed to promise comfort Instead of tho
discomfort of Its Siberian predecessors,
the satisfaction was complete.
By this time I have been long enough In
Hotel Europe. Tomsk, to discover that it
really Is a good hotel. The building Is of
brick, two stories in height, the hotel oc
cupying the second story only. The rooms
are well furnished. Including bed linen and
towels. In the luxuries they provide for
guests freely and without' protest. In tho
dining-room that first day I found wait
ing a table d'hote dinner, which was as
tonishing after the fare at Omsk. At one
end of the room was the biggest orches
trion I had ever seen, and throughout the
meal It discoursed familiar music, all the
way from Wagner, through Sousa, to
"rag-lime." By this time the orchestrion
Is no longer as much of an attraction as
It was, but one Is not disposed to com
plain when It Is an accompaniment of
such genuine comfort as the house pro
vides. Display of Fine Painting;.
One of the most evident things about the
hotel Is the display of very fine paintings
which are hanging on the walls of the
public and the prlvntc dining-rooms. It Is
one of the best private collections I have
ever seen, and the story which goes with
them proves to be an Interesting one. The
landlord of the house, I nm told, was once
the proprietor of one of the finest hotels
In St. Petersburg. At the same time he
was a money-lender, and In the course of
the latter business some rich man who
had a fine gallery of paintings fell heavily
Into his debt. In the course of time the
pictures came into his hands In payment
of that debt, and almost at the same time
tho publlcan-Shylock was exiled to Siberia
for some offense against the laws of the
empire. His penalty did not forbid him
to engage In his former occupation, so he
settled down In Tomsk nnd opened this
hotel.
Here on the walls the pictures have
hung ever since, all but two of them. In
one of the private dining-rooms hang two
frames, which contain the cheapest of
chromos. Instead of fine oil paintings,
such as those that are on either side of
them. Once upon 'a time these frames
held the two gems of the whole collection.
They were hot large pictures, but they
had been painted by one of the most' fa
mous of Russian artists, and were of
great value. On a certain night a small
party of young men appeared at the. ho
tel. Introduced themselves ns students of
the university, and asked that a dinner be
served them In this private dining-room.
They stipulated that they were not to be
interrupted after the meal was served,
ns they wanted to discuss personal af
fairs and did not care to be overheard.
The landlord himself was away nt the
time. The dinner was served, they had a
hilarious time, as students sometimes do,
nnd they paid the bill without protest when
they left. A few days later It was discov
ered, when the proprietor returned, tfiat
iuc line pictures irura tnese two irames
were- missing, and In their places were
cheap chrnmo copies of them, such as
could be obtained in any print shop for a
few kopecks. The police were started af
ter tho clever thieves, but they were not
found, and the pictures are not known to
have turned up In any Russian collection
yet. The landlord keeps the chromos In
the frames as a constant reminder to him
self and his friends of what was there be
fore the pretended students came.
Features of City Life.
Tomsk has several of the features of city
life, among others a fine opera-house and
a Jockey club. The latter institution in
cludes in Its membership not merely those
whose Interests are "horsey," but the oth
er citizens of social tendencies, and It is
made the center for much of the sporting
energies ot the place. Just now the club
Is so prosperous that it Is making a no
table Improvement, and I nave been per
mitted to share in the ceremonies accom
panying. In the outskirts of the city, on
the road to the station of Stcpanovka, Is
the racetrack of the club, with the club
house adjoining the track. From the ve
randa of the house the races may be
watched, and Inside refreshments may be
obtained, quite after the fashion of some
of our own racecourses at homo. The Im
provement Is that the track Is to be
changed through a part of Its circuit, be
ing carried over another tract which the
club has fecured, and a new end larger
clubhouse Is to be built. It was in connec
tion with the latter event that I found
my Interest. A friend in Tomsk told me
that the corner-stone of the new building
was to be placed last night, with the ap
propriate 'ceremonies of the Greek church,
and, of course. It was a pleasure to me
to accept, his Invitation to participate.
When we reached the racetrack It was
nearly dusk, and the interested members ot
the club had gathered with their friends
in the old building about to be superan
nuated. With five priests of the orthodox
church leading, we formed a procession
and marched across the "flat" to the
other side of the meadow, where the new
building was to be. The priests were elad
In their most gorgeous vestments, and
the display wast a striking one. When we
got to the place In question It appeared
to me that the phrase "corner-stone' was
a trifle misleading, for no stone was to
enter Into the construction of the log
house. Instead, It was really a founda
tion sill which was to be placed with cere
mony. This was a fine log nearly two
feet In diameter and 80 feet long. Holes
bad been dug .In the ground at intervals
and heavy posts planted and cut off
smooth with tne surface of the earth.
On theso the sill was to rest. When we
came the log was lying on the ground at
the stdo of these posts, ready to be rolled
Into position. A cross made of two pieces
ot board, the upright perhaps 10 feet In
height and tho arms half as long, was
lying at the side. The priests and their
assistants stood at one side of the log and
the congregation gathered at the other
side.
The ceremony which followed was pic
turesque In the extreme, and Inasmuch as
it lasted nearly an hour. I assume that
nothing was slighted. I counted more
than a dozen separate and dbtlnct prayers
for their majesties, the Emperor and Em
press of Russia. Boys with censers kept
tho air full of Incense throughout the
service- A choir of bearded men, some
of them peasants, chanted tho musical
part most Impressively. It Is an amaze
ment how so many splendid bass voices
.v-:jl l-l-
AT TOMSK.
can be found as appear in the services
of the Ruse-Ian Church, where men provide
all the music, neither women nor musical
Instruments sharing the function. Thin lit
tle choir out on the prairie near Tomsk
was composed of vo.ccs that I believe
would be welcomed as a notable find in
any chorus In America,
i At last came the time to anoint the wood,
that was to enter Into the building. The
priests blccsed the pests and the sill, dipped
brushes Into a vessel of holy water and
sprinkled the logs three times after Inc
form and with the words of baptism. Those
of the congregation who were near enough
stooped to receive some of the flying drops
of the water that was thrown. Tho cere
mony was about concluded when one of
tho assisting priests called the attention
of the superior, to the fact that he hal
forgotten the cross. It was a surprising
omission. At once be retraced the last
portion of the service and baptized the
cross in th same manner. The cro3 was
then planted In the ground beside the
corner post, and that was safely done. The
next step was to sprinkle each of ihc
hearers who wanted that blessing, and n
turn a score or more of them filed pjst
the priest to receive his benediction and
I a little sprinkle of the water, which i
' scattered about as they passed from tie
, big brush ' This paij of the affair struck
; me as Just a trifle flippant, for whenever
' one of thr worshipers got a particularly
' large quantity of the water. In his face
I the others laughed quietly, nnd more than
once the smile of the priest who was do
ing It led me to think that he was glv
i Ing particularly generous measure cf water
to the ones who probably needed It most
Then we nil marched back to the old
clubhouse, where a tempting collation of
things to eat and drink was served, and
the young men of the Jockey Club bc; n
to celebrate the occasion by speech;,
toasts, songs and libations that did not
end till nearly morning. At the height
of the revels came a telegram of congrat
ulation from one of the Grand Dukes
In SL Petersburg who is honorary presi
dent of the organization, and of coui-e
that awakened enthusiasm In the extreme.
The libations were so Injudiciously nlxej
with vodka, champagne and the wine of
the Cancasus all shared, that even the
strong-headed Russians found the occa
sion one to be remembered. Altogether,
this dedication nnd ble.'rtng of the foundi
tlon sill of thi new home ot the Jockey
Club of Tonsk proved a very entertaining
event In my Siberian Journey.
Fire Department of Tomnk.
This I a fortunate time for visiting
Tomsk, as it proves. The city Fire D
partment has been having Its annual re
view since I came, and the display has
been an edifying one There are some
fairly good chemical engines, and two or
three steam fire engines, but most of the
equipment Is of the crudest and most anti
quated sort. In fact, most of It Is com
posed of carks mounted on wagons, and
these, filled with water, are hurried to the
scene of disaster ns fast ns they can be
refilled at the rhcr. If the .apparatus of
the department were as good as the men
and the horses. It would be admirable. The
firemen are big. strong fellows, apparently
well trained In handling their Ineffective
appliances. The horses would be consid
ered fine any place, and they are as well
trained and well groomed as the finest de
partment horses I ever raw.
The parade aroused great enthusiasm
among the people of Tomsk, all of whom
turned out to see the display. Evidently
this branch of the government service Is
as popular In Siberia as It Is at home.
The review itself was held In an open
square facing the buildings of the depart
ment headquarters. When that was over,
all the men were taken Into a big court
, yard, where they were properly feasted
( and supplied with limitless quantities of
vodka. The Governor came out and made
a tcech to them, ending with the phrase.
" ncaun. 10 ye, my braves : they
cheered, nnd then the eating and drinking
begdrj again. The officers of the depart
ment dined In the building with the civil
nnd military officers ot Tomsk, while the
j men were cared for In the yard. Then
I the men and the officer returned to their
engines and carts, the parade formed, and
through the streets of Tomsk the proces
sion moved, to the sound of .cheering and
bands. The local photographers had their
' enmnrns flvivl In ffifniKf.. nt.u. u. -
fleers posed In groups, the people bought
programmes and confections from street
hucksters, and altogether It was quite as
grwt a day as one could hope to see here
1 the center of Siberia.
TRUMBULL WHITE.
Hnrrlmnn nnd Loninx Confer.
SAN FRANCISCO, April C E. II. Har
rlmnn. chairman of the board of directors
of the Oregon Railroad & Navigation
Company, arrived hero today. The visit
of Mr. Harrlman and E. L. Lotnax. gen
eral passenger agent of the Union Pa
cific. Is thought to be In connection with
tho affairs of the O. R. & N. Co.
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Rnsiln nnd Corea Agree.
SEOUL. Corea, April 6. An agreement
has been consummated here whereby Rus
sia disavows any design tb obtain a port
In the Island of Quelpart nnd Corea prom
ises not to concede the same to any other
power.
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Trauedy on n California Farm.
ST. HELENA. CaL, April 6. W. H."
Alexander, a farmer, shot nnd killed his
wife today and then took his own life
by cutting h's threat with a razor.
IN BECKHAM'S FAVOR
COURT OF APPEALS DECISIOX IX
KEXTUCKY GOVERNORSHIP.
Taylor's Counsel Will Carry the Case
to the Halted States Supreme
Court. ,.
FRANKFORT. Ky.. April 6. The Court
of Appeals today handed down a decision
In tho Governorship case in favor ot tho
Democrats. The opinion Is by six Judges,
four Democrats and two Republicans.
One Republican, Durelle, dissented.
The opinion holds that the action of the
Legislature in seating Beckham was final,
and that the courts have no power to re
vlaw It; that Taylor exceeded his author
ity In adjourning the Legislature to Lon
don, and that the Journals of the two
houses ot the Legislature, being Irregular,
can be Impeached.
The two Republican Judges. Burnam and
Guffy, gave a separate opinion from the
Democratic Judges, but which agreed
with the Democratic members In its con
clusion. Judge Hobson wrote the opin
ion of the court. The concurrence of
Judges Bumam and GuiTy with the four
Democratic Judges was a surprise gener
ally, but to the Republicans especially.
Judges Burnam and Guffy, while con
curring In the decision of tho court, dis
sented from the reasoning. Judge Bur
nam's opinion said:
"It Is hard to Imagine a more flagrant
and partisan- disregard of the modes of
procedure than Is made manifest by the
facts alleged and relied on by contestecs
and admitted by demurrer, and I am
firmly convinced from the admitted facts
that the Legislature. In the heat ot anger
which engendered intense partisan excite
ment, have done two faithful, conscientious
and able public servants an Irreparable
Injury In depriving them of the office to
which they were elected and a still greater
wrong to the large majority of the elect
ors who "voted under difficult circum
stances to elect these servants. But we are
met at the threshold with the contention
that the courts of the state, under the
Constitution, have no power to go behind
the Legislative Journal and review the
Judgment of the Assembly In the pro
ceedings over which they are given by tho
Constitution conclusive Jurisdiction and
from whose determination of the question
no appeal Is provided. I have been led.
with some reluctance, to the conclusion
and not without some misgivings as to Its
correctness, that there Is no power In the
courts of the state to review the findings
of tho General Assembly In a contested
election for the offices of Governor and
Lieutenant-Governor, as shown by its own
authenticated records. Many questions
have been raised and discussed by counsel
for the appellants, but It will be unneces
sary to consider them. In new of the con
clusion we have reached on this funda
mental question."
Ex-Governor W. O. Bradley, chief coun
sel for Governor Taylor, tonight author
ized the statement that an appeal on be
half of Governor Taylor and Lieutenant
Governor Marshall will be carried to tho
Supreme Court of the United States. Mr.
Bradley and Judge W. II. Tost, counsel
for the Republican state officers, were in
consultation with Governor Taylor for
several hours this afternoon, and the
above statement was made at the close
of the conference. It Is stnted that Col
onel W. C P. Breckinridge and Republican
leaders from different parts of the state
will meet Taylor In conference here to
morrow morning. Ex-Governor Bradley
said:
"We will not take advantage of a tech
nicality to delay the progress of the case.
The decision of the Court of Appeals Is
not disheartening to us. We will ask for
a writ ot error to the Supreme Court at
once, and the contests will now be at an
end In p. very short time."
A TARGET OF VILIFICATIOX.
Governor Tnylor Denounces Certain
Kentucky Papers.
CINCINNATI. April 6. Governor Taylor
gave out the following statement at
Frankfort tonight:
"For weeks I liave been made the tar
get of vilification by certain unprincipled
newspapers In Kentucky. The vilest in
sinuations have been made and the most
outrageous falsehoods have been told.
When I was called to attend the funeral
of a beloved brother. It was seized upon
as an attempt upon my part to fly from
Justice. Again, when called to my -home
by reason of the death of a dear sister,
the fountains of abuse were opened and a
flood of falehood and slander poured forth
upon me, the charge again being made
that I was attempting to fly from the
state. On my last return to Frankfort
these papers hastened to publish the state
ment that I was met at the train and es
corted to my home by a squad of soldiers
with a gatllng gun. There Is not one
word of truth In this statement, but, nev
ertheless. It was published and circulated
to harm me. Not content with this In
famous, ghoulish work, which with un
blushing audacity has followed me to the
graves of my brtoher and sister, even the
privacy of my family has been Invaded,
and because my wife drew from the bank
some money to pay the soldiers, an at
tempt was made to impress the people
that she, too, was preparing to fly.
"Once and for all, I desire to say that
neither directly nor Indirectly had I any
connection with the assassination of Sen
ator Goebel. I am a citizen of this state,
amenable to Its laws. I am not a criminal,
nelthenvlll I ever be a fugitive from Jus
tice. Whenever Indicted, If such Sn out
rage should be committed. I shall appear
for trial, conscious of my Innocence nnd of
the ultimate triumph of right and Justice.
The whole purpose of this persecution has
been and Is to drive me from my post of
duty nnd to punish me for holding the of
Pcc to which I have been fairly elected.
Such a surrender I have not made, nor will
make, unless the highest courts of this
and should adjudge that I do so."
Handicap Shot Off.
NEW YORK, April 6. The Consolation
handicap of the Grand American Inter
state Association's live-bird tournament,
was shot oft today. Sixty-two men who
took part In the shoot yesterday lined up
af the traps. When the game was finished,
10 men still had clean scores. They were
Van Allen. Budd. Fanning, Prince. Way
man. Blake, Travis, Nauman. Fulford and
Hclkes, and they divided IZ&.
The Auld Lang Syne sweepstakes was
tho second event. The conditions were 12
blr33, M yards rise, for al high guns, no
clam shooting. There were 50 entries
when tho shoot started. When It was fin
ished there were six straights Work.
Marshall. Barker. Harrison. "Phil" and
For. and they divided SCO.
Dnlly Treasury Statement.
WASHINGTON, April 6. Today's state
ment of tho Treasury balances In the gen
eral fund, exclusive of the 150,000,000 gold
reserve, shows:
Available cash balance J156.7).S0S
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Gold Miners Laid Off.
CRIPPLE CREEK, Colo., April 6. Two
hundred miners have been laid off at the
Portland mine on account of the high
rates demanded by the smelters for the
treatment of gold ores.
Two Xesrroc Hnna;cd.
iBAXLEY. Ga., April 6. King nnd Louis
Gossby, colored, who killed Daniel Mlms.
a farmer, and his young child near here
the night of March 5 last, were executed
hero today.
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Wife Why, what's the matter?
Husband The house is on fire, and we
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a moment! Run. run for your life!
Wife Yes, I'll be out'ln a minute, dear.
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