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DEFEAT BRITISH
Much Anxiety Felt Concerning
Lord Roberts' Situation.
HIS ARMY REMAINS INACTIVE
Uaj Unci ol Commuiliallo Oiler Abd
aal Opportaolllci to the Mobile
Forcci of BreriSIIbt
Sklrml.bt,
LONDON. April 7, 4:30 a. m.-Not a
word regarding the disaster at Red
dersfourg ha been allowed to 'nie
tlirouKli -pt the dispatch of lord
Robert,
It In thrrfore Impossible to form
ary notion to what him happened.
M anw lillc, the British public In b gin
ning tt rcalii the Immense dlttlcul
tin to be overcome even before Pre
toria In r-rh(l. and I reviving p;vmit
ture Idea v. Ith respect to the tlm
when the war will t over.
No one believes now that it will
have ended by the beginning of June.
Thin latent disaster more particularly
llluntiafei the heavy tank Involve! In
holding tli railway. Thin body of
soni 5o0 British troop, without guns,
which disappeared ao completely with
in 15 mllea of a gnat British army,
had for It business to guard a sec
tion of marly 0 mllea of railway be
tween lUocmfontcin and Sprlngfonttin.
if It rould thus b spirited away how
I Lord Robert to ensure hi continu
ally extending communication.?
Other pertinent question are being
asked of successive "unfortunute oc
currences." Foremost, In why do not
the Itrltlxh troop entrench?
It I argued that If thin had been
done, even 500 men might have held
out until reinforcement arrived. It
cannot be concealed that the utmost
alarm I beginning to be felt., It 1
aid that the Boer Who oaatured tW
British at Heddemburg, belonged to
Ollvler'a commando. If no, he baa not
retired north, and hope are expressed
that he may still be cut off. It la
a-rted that over 4.W0 rebels surren
dered during General Clement's norih
ard march. The Boers will do their
utniont to hoi, J. Ijidybraud and Tha-
binchu, boh being rich gan pro
ducing dlnlrlcts. - a
Ten thotmand remounts mini South
American ports am due to arrive dur
pg the coming week at the ports of
Natal and Cae Colony.
LONDON. April 6. Lord Robert re
porta that five companies of Uiltlsh
tnnips have been captured by Uoers
near Hcthany. The following la the
text of his dispatch to tho war oClce
announcing the rapture:
"lilocmfoii'.eln. April 5. Another un
fortunate occurrence has occurred, re
suiting. I fear, in the capture of a
party of Infintry, consisting of three
companies of the Royal IrUh Fusiliers
and two companies of the Ninth regl
nu-nt of Mounted Infantry, near Red-
dersburg, a little eastward of the Beth
any railway station, within a few
miles of this place. They were sur
rounded by a strong force of the ene
my. with four or five guns.
"The detachment held out from noon
of April 3 until April 4 at 9 a. m., and
then apparently surrendered, for It fa
reported that the tiring ceased at that
time. Immediately after I heard the
news, during the afternoon of April
3. I ordered Gatarre to proceed from
Sprlngfonteln, his present headiiuar
ters, to Reddorsburg with all possible
speed, and I dispatched the Cameron
Highlanders hence to Bethany. He ar
rived at RcdderBburg at 10:30 a. ni
without oppoaitlon, but could get no
news of the missing detachment. There
can be no doubt that the whole party
has been made prisoner." ,
LONDON, April . The war olllce
has received the following dispatch
from Lord Roberts, dated Bloemfon-
teln, April 6:
"Methuen telegraph from Boshof,
in the Orange Free State, a little
northeast of Klmberley, as follows:
" 'Surrounded General Villebols Mar
eull and a body of Boers today, and
they could not escape. Villebols and
seven Boers were Killed, eight wound
ed and 50 taken prisoners. Our losses
were:
" 'Killed Captains Boyle and Wll
Hams, both of the Yeomanry, and two
men of the Yeomanry.
" 'Wounded About seven men.
" 'The attack lasted four hours. The
corps behaved very well. Our Torces
were composed of Yeomanry, the
Klmberley Mounted Corps and the
Fourth battery of artillery.' "
General Villebols Maruell wes the
chief of stalt of the Boer army. He
was about 50 years old, and is said to
have been responsible for many Boer
successes In Natal and later in Cape
Colony and the southern part of the
Orange Free State. It Is said he en
tered the Boer service merely because
It was his trade. H went through
a number of campaigns In the French
army.
LONDON, April ,-The war office
about 4 p. in. posted a dispatch from
Lord Robert announcing Methuen
capture of M Boers nd the killing of
General VllleboU Mareull. chief of
staff of ths Boer army. This news
had been JudW lously started only a
few minute when a second telegram
was bulletined reporting the los of
five companies of Brltlxh infantry.
Both dlsuatche were Issued In time to
1 printed In h lout edition of all
the evening papen.
The loHt comoanle are probably a
part of tin; force guarding the rail-
roud at Bethany, 30 mile soutn or
Bloemfonleln. The IJers are evidently
operating III force near the railroad,
nd there I a possibility of the line
being Interrupted for a brief period at
any time.
In the death of Villebols MaruHl, the
Boers lost their Uet Instructed sol
dier In the Continent! methods of
warefar. As the late Joulert's chief
of staff, hU brain devised the Boer
defense against Buller' advance to
the relief of Ladysmlth. He a the
most notable of the foreign soldiers
serving with th Boers.
A the captured Brltlxh soldiers were
In a position to defend themselves for
nearly 24 hours and were then forced
to surrender the fighting must have
been severe.
The Boers were all In fore yester
day five miles from Jagensfontein, sit
uated W miles up from Bloemfonteln.
They had a brush with British patrols.
Advices from New Bprlngfonteln. dat
ed I p. m.. Aurll I, announces that the
Boers have been sighted west of the
railroad.
A foreign dispatch received says:
Klmberley. S p. m. Since the de
parture of the maid body of troops
Lieutenant-Colonel t'hamler nnialns
In command of the garrison here."
Tho departure of any considerable
body of troops has heretofore been un
menllonvl In the censored cables.
Methuen wa lust reported at Kim
Inrley 10 da) a ago, and the supposi
tion is that he has advanced with his
main force from Klmberley to the re
lief of Mafeklng.
BLOfcMFONTEIN.' April 5.-Small
bodle of Boers can be Been lii the
vicinity of this town, and Boers are
still In the neighborhood of the water
works. LONDON. April . The Time pub
lishes the following from Wepener,
dated Wednesday, April 4:
"The Doers are sniping our patrols
A party of blindfolded Boers were
brought In with the following written
message:
" 'I am here with several thousand
burghers: and In the cause of human
Itv and to save such a dreadful sacri
(Ice of life as occurred In the last bat
tle, I demand your Immediate surren
der.'
"This was signed 'Banks. General.
The party was sent back with the ans
wer: 'No reply.'
"General Brabant's force is here, and
will give some trouble to any body
of Boors likely to attack us."
NEW YORK, April .-A dispatch to
tho Herald from Pretoria says:
The Transvaal government authorli
ed me to state positively that it has no
Intention of destroying the Johannes
burg mines or property there.
PRETORIA, April 4. Wednesday.
The Free State Ilaad adjourned sine
die after passing the president's
speech. Twenty-six members were
present.
EXCLUDING AMERICAN PORK.
The State Department Demands That
Turkey Prove Her Charges of
I'nwholesomeness
WASHINGTON. April 6.-Secretary
Hay has addressed a vigorous protest
to the Turkish government against the
proposed application of an edict ex
cluding American pork from Turkey.
The note enters an emphatic denial of
tho pretense of tho unwholesomeness
set up against our pork as a basis for
tho exclusion and pointedly makes it
necessary for the Turkish government
to support Its contention by adequate
evidence before It can enforce the edict
without serious results. The officials
here are confident, as the result of
the complete failure of the German
health officers to make good such as
sertlons respecting our meats, that the
Turkish government can make no bet
ter showing.
HANGED FOR MURDER.
BARLEY. Ga., April .-Klng and
Louis Grossby, colored, who killed Dan
Mills, a farmer, and his young child
near here, March 8 last, were executed
here today.
A BRIGHT OUTLOOK.
NEW YORK. April . Bradstreefs
tomorrow will say: Favorable fea
tures continue in the majority of the
general trado situations. The hope
for the advent of seasonable spring
weather have been realized and nearly
all the markets report Improved dis
tribution at retail.
DEWEY NEVER
CAST A VOTE
The Admiral and His Wife Re
turn to Washington.
GRAND ARMY FAVORS HIM
A SutcsKit to B F,:pirtd by Admiral
Dtwey tor (be Pre I a Day r Two
Politic! Divided i OpiBloa-Hc
lasitts He I a Democrat.
WASHINGTON, April 6. Admiral
and. Mrs. LVwey returned to Washing
ton tonight from their brief visit to
Philadelphia. A number of reporters
were at the house waiting the admir
al's return. In response to a question
th? admiral said that he expected, in
a few days, to have ready for the
press a statement as to his plan for
the future.
"Can you confirm the statement you
are credited with 'making, that you are
a democrat?" persisted one of the re
porter.
"Certainly I am a democrat," he re
plied. "I always have been a demo
crat," he added smilingly.
"Have you ever voted the democrat
ic tlcketr
"No, I never voted In my life. The
only man t ever wanted to' vote for
was Mr. Cleveland."
"It is said that Cleveland wants you
to run on a straight gold democratic
platform."
The admiral declined to answer.
"It has been staled that If McKin
ley and Bryan are nominated you will
run independently, 1 that true?"
"I have never said so," said the ad
miral.
"How do you feel about the. way the
people of the country have received
your announcement?" the questioner
continued.
"Well," he replied, "one must ex
pect a great many thing to b said of
a man who has taken such a step."
"Then you are not at all dlscour
aged?"
"No ilr, I am not discouraged."
On Monday next the admiral and
Mrs. Dewey will move to their coun
try house at Beavoier. fry-
CHICAijOApril 6,-!liou!L.t he Dew
ey cnmitteeariai;yatciae,Towing 10
I lie MUlllliaio VI4lllUt Wjriia.lUIWi MVl
to welcome him on May 1. in Chicago,
the Grand Army of the Republic will
in vite him, as a presidential candidate.
to attend their great encampment to
be held in Chicago in August.
NEW YORK. April 6.-B. B. Smalley.
democratic national committeeman
from Vermont, and formerly secretary
of the democratic national committee,
in an interview on Admiral Dewey's
candidacy for the presidency, said
that the delegates from Vermont
Dewey's home would be for William
J. Bryan.
"I have the greatest respect for Ad
miral Dewey as a sailor and a patriot
and I have nothing to say with rela
tion to his candidacy for the presl
dency. The republican party stole the
presidency in 1ST6 and bought it In 1SS0.
They tried to steel li In 18S4 but did
not succeed. The capitalists beat us
out in 1SSS, but we got there in 1892.
Conditions beat us out In 1S96 but I
think we will get there with Bryan In
1900.
"It has long been apparent to me
that the nominees this year will be
McKinley and Bryan. The Vermont
democratic convention will be held In
June at Montpeller, and the delegation
will be Instructed to vote for Mr. Bry
an, regardless of the candidacy of Ad
mlral Dewey. I believe, too, in view of
the many mistakes of the McKinley
administration that Mr. Bryan will be
elected."
PAID THE PENALTY.
Mlchod, the Wife Murderer. Hanged
at Taocma. '
TACOMA, April 6. Albert Mlchod
was hanged at 7:10 o'clock this morn
ing on the fifth tloor of the court
house.
The execution was complete In every
detail, not the slightest hitch occur
ring. Mlchod died in 12 minute, his
neck being broken by the fall.
On the scaffold Mlchod said:
"Friends, I am here to die. I am face
to face with death. All I want to say
is that after murder the best method
is capital punishment. Friends, I have
committed many errors and my hair
Is very gray, but I have got good
reason to have gray hair. That's all.
Good-bye to you all."
Albert Mlchod who was hanged today
shot and killed Mrs. John Ambler, his
former wife, on the evening of Septem
her IT. 1899. He went into the house
which is located on the "Niggar Tract"
when no one but the woman was at
home. When ha entered the door she
started to run out the back way, and
he sent a shot after her. Seeing that
escape was Impossible through the
back yard, Mrs. Ambler ran out Into
the stre-'t, the murderer following close
behind and sho tlng all the time. 8he
was shot in the back as she was go
ing out the gate and running a. few
step farther, fell on her knees begging
for mercy. For answer, Mlchod walked
up to the prostrate woman and fired
a shot Into her left side that put an
end to her strugxlcn.
P!u:ing the plst d In 'is mouth Mich.
nd pulled the IriggT. but there wa
no cartridge in the gun. He had Just
been released from .he penitentiary at
WaIJa Walla after serving a four years
term for attempting to murder the
xanof woman while she was employed
at the Fanny Paddock Hospital. She
bore a scar on her for-h-ad where the
bull.-t graz-d her that lime. Mlchod
after the murder was cool and collect
ed and expresed no regret for his
crime. He want'-d to be hung and that
iiil' k!y. Both he and his wife were
of French-Canadian extraction, and
Mlchod al l he shot his wife because
she was untrue to him. After the first
attempt on her life, Mrs. Mlchod got
a dlvoree and soon after married John
Ambler, a hard -orking and respecta
Mo man.
LEARNING TO KNOW UNCLE.
Huntington's Opponents In the South
ern l'a'iflc Taught a Lesson
in Finance.
NEW YORK. April 1-The Herald
prints the following:
"There are rumors of a breach be
tween the Huntington and Speyer In
terests in the Southern Pacific railway.
The stock market plans of the Speyer
contingent have not, worked smoothly
because it is asserted that obstacles
have been placed In their path by Pres
ident Collis P. Huntington and some of
his friends. Mr. Huntington Is in the
west and it is said that James Speyer
has not been able to reach blm. In
cldentally Mr. Speyer' conference
with representatives of Mr. Hunting
ton have been far from satisfactory,
It appears that a fortnight or more
ago the Seyer contingent started in
to advance Southern Pacific's price,
having arranged a strong pool for that
purpose. But when it got the stock
around to 42, the pool found that it
wit getting entirely tor much stock.
Investigation showed that certain In'
side ' lAteregts were marketing big
blocks of stock, which they had ac
quired prior to the time the books of
the old company closed for the annu
al meeting, which was held yesterday
Mr. Soever tried tn eonvlnra thpa In.
teresu 'that by holding off 'while his
pool worked, they would be able to
get much better prices for their stock
and, thinking that he had succeeded in
this, he began to push the stock up
But selling of the same persistent loft
came Into evidence when the Southern
Pacific got around to 43 and since then
there has been a steady liquidation
that has taxed the pool's resources.
Yesterday the slock Bold below 40.
It is now disclosed that when the
Southern Pacific stock was selling at
42. Mr. Huntington gave to some of
his friends, in the management, options
on large lots of the stock as low as 40.
One of those blocks contained 30O00
shares. It was partly this stock which
the Speyer pool was obliged to buy.
At the annual meeting of the South
ern Pacific held In San Francisco, some
of the changes made were entirely un
expected and it is noted that no repre
sentative of the Speyer interest has a
plac on the board. Vice-President J,
C. Stubbs and J. Kruttschnltt, who
have been directors for several years,
are out and Wm. F. Dodge, who -has
been a director for only a few months
is also dropped. In the places of these
appear Messrs. Hawley. 'the assistant
traffic manager. Probst and Haggin
August Belmont appears on the board
succeeding F. H. Pardee.
NOW ITS GENERAL MILES.
Presidential Bee Buzzing In His Bon
net According to the World.
NEW YORK. April 7.-The World
says: General Nelson A. Miles is will
ing to be the democratic nominee for
president. He has so stated to his
friends and teu days ago he visited
Wm. C. Whitney to talk with him
about the necessity of his being noml
nated.
Whitney told the general that all
the leading gold democrats were as
much opposed to the nomination of
Bryan now as they were when he was
nominated four years ago, but he did
not commit himself to the support of
the general. He merely took the mat'
ter under advisement and said he
would consult with his friends.
ANOTHER TRUST FORMED.
Screw to Be Controlled By a Combin
ation Chartered In New Jersey.
WORCESTER, Mass., April 6,-The
Worcester Machine Screw Company
has entered Into a combination with
the Chicago Screw Company, the De
trolt Machine Screw Company and the
Westerman Company of Lockport,
which latter concern operates large
rolling mills. The new company is
named the Standard Screw Company
and is Incorporated under the laws of
New Jersey with a capital stock of
Jl.500,000.
TAYLOR DEFIES
HIS ASSAILANTS
Another Kentucky Court Decides
Against Republicans.
JUDGES'. ACTION A SURPRISE
Case Will Be sf Oace Appealed to Supreme
Court f the tailed Stale! tbe
Meantime the State ' Hat
Two Ooverosrc.
FRANKFORT, K, April The
court of appeals today bunded down
a decision In the governorship caso
In favor of the democrats. The opin
ion 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 review It, that Taylor ex
ceeded his authority -n adjuomlng tha
U gtslature to London, and that the
Journals of the tw, lnues of the leg
islature being irregular, can be Im
peached. Republicans will how try to get a
hearing before the I'n.ted States su
preme court. Thirty days mujt elapse
before a mandate of the court of ap
peals, in accordance with today's de
cision, is Issued. Meanwhile no radical
change in the relative positions of the
two slate governments is expected.
Judge Durelle w the only dissent
ing Judse. The other two republican
Judges, Durnam and Guffy, gave a
separate opinion from the democratic
Judges, but which agmd with ' the
democratic member tn Us conclusion.
Judge llobtson wrote the opinion of the
court. The concurrence of Judge
Burnam and Guffy with the four demo
cratic judges, wa a surprise generally,
but to republicans especially.
Ex-Governor W. O. Bradley, chief
counsel for Governor Taylor, tonight
authorised a statement that an ap
peal on behalf of Governor Taylor
and Lieutenant-Governor Marshall will
be carried to the supreme court of th
United States.
CINCINNATI, April Governor
Taylor gave out the following state
ment at Frankfort tonight:
"For weeks I have been made tho
target of villiflcatlon by certain un
principled newspapers In Kentucky.
The vilest Insinuations have been mad
and the niost outrageous falsehoods
been told. . I desire to say that neither
directly, nor indirectly, had I any con
nection with the assassination of Sen
ator Goebel. I am not a criminal,
neither will I ever be a fugitive front
Justice.
"Whenever Indicted, if such an out
rage should be committed, I shall ap
pear for trial, conscious of my inno
cence and of the ultimate triumph of
right and justice.
"The whole purpose of this persecu
tion bas been, and Is, to drive me from
my poet of duty and to punish me for
holding the otlice to which I have been
fairly elected."
AMERICAN CONSUL TORTURED.
Infamous Treatment of a Representa
tive of This Country by Peruvi
ansDamages Demanded.
CHICAGO. April 6. A special to the
Record from Washington, says:
Edward Gottfried, of Wllkesbarre
Pa., late consular agent of this govern
ment at Truxvllle, Peru, in a sworn
statement which he has filed with the
state department, asserts that In the
summer of 1898 at Huamucho, Peru,
fifty or sixty Peruvian revolutionists
dragged him half dressed to the pub
lic square where they demanded that
he produce 5,000 sols (between $.'I.OoO
and )4,000) and twenty-five rifles with
in fifteen minutes or submit to chas
tisement In what Is termed In Peru
the "(lying stocks."
Gottfried rays he protested he was
unable to comply with the demand and
was immediately knocked down from
a blow on the head and overpowered.
His thumbs were tied together with
thongs and his hands twisted bock of
his head. Heavy rifles were Inserted
between the inverted elbows and his
head, and in that position he was
strung up. In a short time the agoniz
ing pains rendered him Insensible.
The administration will demand res
titution and an apology.
SWINDLER KNOWN ON COAST.
SAN FRANCISCO, April .-D. H.
Jones, who has boen arrested In Chi
cago, charged with conducting a lot
tery under the guise of the Guaranty
Loan & Trust Company, formerly had
an office In this city. The firm name
here was Lathrop & Coir.par.r.
Postal Inspector Erwin Investigated
the business of the "company," which
was said to be very extensive, but
nothing was done, as most of its cor
respondence was conducted by expro'i.