Arizona weekly citizen., 1894-09-08

of that place bullets were poured into the column. The Dutch troops were taken completely by surprise and be gan to falter. To make matters worse, Balinaz had no sooner opened fire on the head of the column than the rear wss also exposed to a terrible rifle fire.
 The Dutch troops were completely caught in a rat trap and had It not been that night fall came to their assistance there is little doubt that the entire detachment would have been massacred. AS 1t was, under cover of darkness the exhausted soldiers sue ceeded in reaching Ampenan. BeliDez captured quantity of arms, smmuni ton and provisions and also captured the guns and effects of General Van Pun's force, they having been abandon ed in order to save the wounded.
 It is believed when the losses of the Van Pabst and Bylenelt columns are added to those sustained by the Veiter columns, the loss in killed, wounded and missing will be over 5C0 men. It is admitted, even in military circles, that the almost simultaneous defeat of three columus of men is the most se- we're reverse which the Dutch army sustained at the hands of savage troops iu all it's waIs ever fought.
 The governor general of the Dutch Indias, General Van Der Wick, sum- moned a council of naval and military commanders, who are determining upon declsive measures to be taken in crder to wipe out the defeat of the Dutch troops.
 NEW YORK, Aug. 31.-The custom receipts the past three days amount to S2,917.670. The first three days receipts after Mckinley bill became law, were S1,S41, ,442.
 NEW YORK, Aug 31.-A Worlds special says that Levi P. Morton has decided to accept the offer of the repub- lican nomination for governor.
 DENVER, Col. Aug. 31.-Governor Waite was a witness in the case against himself today before United States Com missioner Hiusdale. Waite, President Mullins of the Police Board, Chief of Police Armstrong and Police Matron Dwyer are charged with holding letter from it's owner, ex-Matron Likens. Gov. Waite testified that the letter was read to him and he thought it of no import ance, and opposed removing Mrs. Lik- ems. Other witnesses testified that Mrs Llkens was removed because of the con- promising letter. District Attorney Johnson declared in speech that Waite was equally guilty with the other con- sp;rators. Waite was discharge, but the others wers held to appear before the United States grand jury.
 CHICAGO, Aug. 31.-The "Herald" says that Mrs. W. K. Vanderbilt has been unpopular socially for long period. Highly unfayorable comment was heard two summers ago at Newport on fiirta- ton between Mrs. Vanderbilt and O. H. P. Belmont. There were constantly together and he was one of the few visitors admitted to the marble house.
 Their intimacy was so notable that it was the general talk that a divorce would surely follow. Belmont has al- ways been on hand for several months He is not wealthy man.
 The general gossip at Newport now is that Vanderbilt wants to be free in order to marry the Duches of Man. chester.
 LAvALLE, France, Aug. 3O-Abbe Bru- neRu, formerly vicar of the Church of the Extremes, Was executed here toiay l before 5000 spectators for the murder Of Ab0e Fricot.
 AMSTERDAM, Aug. 30.-The Dutch | fleet is bom5arding Mataram, the capi- | tai of the Lambok islands, now n pos | session of the rebels a, d where the l Dutch recently met defeat.
 LONDON, Aug. 3O.-Dispatches from Rome confirm the report that Mgr. Ss- tolli will return to Rome at the end of | the year. The Pope regards the Satolli l mission as satisfactorily completed and | the church questions in the United States as about settled.
 WASHINGTON, Aug. 30.-Knights of Pythias on parade, owing to the Coxey | aw were not allowed to enter the Capitol grounds.
 WASHINGTON, Aug. BOA story comes from Evansville, Ind, that there is possibility of another United States minister to China. Colonel Charles Denby will be succeeded by his son Charley Denby, Jr., now secretary of | legation tt the Chinese capitol.