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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-11
COMPL ETE silence REIGNS.
English Disappointed at Slow Mobilization
of Troops Campaign Not Likely to
Become Active Till Christmas
No Word From the Be
leaguered Town.

London Nov. Incomplete silence
has again fallen upon affairs in South
Africa. The British public must per-
force be content with the brief, stereo-
typed reports which the censor allows
to filter through Cape Town. That this
condition of things is no longer due to
pressure of work or defective cables has
been amply proved. The eastern tele-
graph company reckons that the real
delay in transmission is about two days
It is evident, therefore, that the cen
sorship is responsible for the other two
days of delay which seems to befall all
the dispatches
Moreover, the Daily Telegraph an
nounces that its Appropriated dis
patch from Ladysmith, dated Monday,
which the war office published on Tues
day, was not delivered in Fleet street
until yesterday (Friday) morning. 1t is
known the war office received further
dispatches, but nothing has been pub
hshed
At banquet in the city of London yes
terday, the Duke of Cambridge, speak
inc on the war, said
we ought never to have allowed
ourselves to be in the position in which
the outbreaks of the war found us.
could cry over the valuable lives which
might have been spared had we been
better prepared"
1t is said that Gen. Butler never ex-
pected to commence the campaign be-
fore Christmas, and it now looks AS
though this will he the case. Certainly
no artillery can reach Durham before
Nov. IA, and without guns an advance
from Estcourt would be impossible No
doubt, as Lord Salisbury said in a re-
cent speech, England will muddle
through IT." and yet another illustra-
ton of muddling has become apparent
in the fact that gunnery instructors
have only just arrived at Woolwich
arsenal for instructing in the siege train
duties. Although hurried preparations
are being made to prepare the siege
trains, the fact that the men and the
guns at Woolwich remain, shows that
the, siege train was quite an after
thought.
The Daily Post says: What will
come Of such muddling, if we ever come
to lighting a foe able to turn it to an
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-11
OFFICIAL COUNT,
Late Reports From
Kentucky Fail to
Alter Result.
TRY TO THROW OUT VOTES.
Strenuous Efforts of Demo
Gratis Indicate Weak
ness on Their Part.
TRY TO THROW OUT VOTES.

Louisville, Ky, Nov. 1O.-The official
count of the ballots cast on Tuesday
was begun today throughout the state.
Judging from theprogress already made
the official returns will show no great
variation from the unofficial figures
which give Louisville and jefferson
counties to the republicans by a plu-
rality of about 5000.
There was no change today in the
claims of the party managers. The
democrats assert that Goebel will have
a plurality of 5000, while the nominee
himself places it at 1000. The republic
cans claim Taylor is elected by a plu-
rality of 1000.
The Times (Goebel-democrat) has the
following special from London:
Chairman Young of the democratic
committee is at Barboursville seeking
to have the entire vote of Knox county
thrown out Numbers of af1davits al
leging fraud and Irregularities are be-
ing filed with the county board 1t is
believed Taylors majority will be con-
siderably reduced, if the county is not
thrown out entirely"
Official returns from Clay county re-
duce Taylor's majority to 907.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-11
LANDING AT
SAN FABIAN.
Macarthur Takes Filipino
Seaport Under Fire.
ASSISTED BY The NAVY.
Princeton, Bennington and Callao Shell the
Shore During Observation-Disclosures
ers and Ammunition Captured
Spanish Captives Released
Will Advance on Dagupan.

nearly deserted except by the aged and
some Spaniards who had hidden IN the
buffalo wallos. and who came shout
ing delightedly towards the Amerl-
cans.
Two companies Of the Thirty-third
had a skirmish along the Dagupan road
with the retreating Ffilptnos.
The troops camped In the rain during
the night, and in the morning Gen.
Wheaton established his headquarters
in a church, quartered his men In the
house and sent the captured F1lipinos
beyond the outposts, with orders not to
return. The inhabitants describe all the
roads as practically impossible and say
they believe Aguinaldo has secreted
yacht in the river near Subig, to aid in
his flight when he finds his capture
otherwise inevitable.
The report of the bombarding at Lin
gayon was brought by the commander
of the Maylay, who saw the fight. He
got the geography mixed. 1t has been
raining hard today and throughout the
week and the roads are in frightful
condition.
CHARACTERISTICS OF COUNTRY.
The San Isidro river is fed by noun
tain streams and is alternately, too
shallow for navigation or too swift.
Two and three launches were necessary
to pull the casco, moving the supplies
from San Isidro. and the mule trains
moving supplies from San Isdro over
the muddy roads made only two or
three miles a day. The troops were on
short rations much of the time. The
only provisions the country yields are
rice, a few chickens and buffalo.
The officers carry a supply Of cur
rency to pay the natives literally for
all they take The highlands are cool
and the health of the troops is good.
Cen Young captured another larger
share of insurgent ammunition and
munitions of war which they were
obliged to leave in their hurried re-
treat.
Gen. Macarthur is bringing supplies
from Angeles by the use of mule and
carabao teams. Reconnaissance along
the front has discovered the insurgents
strongly entrenched before Bamban,
with several cannon and rapid fire
gun; but they are short of ammunition.
Gen. Bell has been engaged in many
daring exploits. While scouting with
officers and two privates of the Thirty
sixth infantry and Lieut. Hawkins and
ten men of the Fourth cavalry, he crept
behind a trench containing a hundred
Fflipinos, rode them down and cap
tured six. He also brought back thirty
Mausers.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-11

Manila, Nov. 10.-The landing of the
American troops at San Fabian Tues
day was the most spectacular affair Of
the kind since Gen. Skaters disem-
barkation at Daiquiri The co-opera-
ton of the troops and the navy was
complete. The gunboats maintained a
terrific bombardment for an hour, while
the troops rushed waist deep through
the surf under a heavy but badly aimed
rifle fire from the insurgent trenches
and charged right and left, pouring vol
ley after volley at the fleeing rebels.
Forty Filipinos were captured, most
ly nom commissioned officers. Several
insurgent dead and five wounded were
found in building which had suffered
considerably from the bombardment.
The town was we'll fortified. The sand
dunes were riveted with bamboo 20 feet
thick which afforded a fine cover. When
the transports arrived in the gulf, they
found the gunboat Bennington and
others waiting.
COMMANDMENT BEGINS.
After consultation with Gen. Whea-
ton, Commander Knox of the Princeton
and Commander Sheridan of tt Ben
nlnRtOn ancnOreQ on the swallows, TWO
miles off shore. The gunboats formed
a line inside them and the Callao was
close inshoEe. With the first gun of the
bombardment, the small boats We're
filled rapidly without confusion by Maj.
Cronin's battalion of the Thirty-third
infantry, and Capt. Bucks battalion of
the Thirteenth infantry
While lines of boats moved shoreWard,
the gunboats poured the full force of
their batteries into the trenches, soon
forcing the insurgents to flee through
the burrows dug back of the trenches.
About two hundred men held their
places until the keels of the boats
grated on the shore, when their Maui
sers commenced to ring overhead. The
battalions formed in good order.
INSURGENTS PURSUED.
Capt. Buck, with Pierce and Patton's
companies, pursued the insurgents on
the left into the bamboo thickets. On
the right was a frail foot bridge across
the river to the towns. Gen. Wheaton,
personally commanding, ordered a
charge across the bridge, and Capt
Rowland of his staff led Elliot's com
pany of the Thirteenth and Shields
company of the Thirty third, which be-
haved splendidly under their first fire,
into the town, which was found to be
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-11

Cape Nome, Alaska, Oct. 1S.-Where
a year ago only a bare, wnd-swept
beach in the Boring Sea, one of the most
desolate places to be found on earth,
beside which the interior Yukon coun-
try has fine climate, there is today
city of 1000 people surrounded by some
of the richest placer diggings the world
has ever seen.
At the waters edge on the beach and
back to the tundro, averaging about $50
feet in width, there has been taken out
50. 900 900 worth of gold with rocker
washing in the crudest way, many
without copper plates and quicksilver
and with anything they could make in
the shape of a rocker.
The tailings of these men are now in
places being worked over and pay good
wages These diggings, which changed
a camp of broken, ragged, discouraged
men in a few days to one in which every
man had money and many making 800
a day, while some who struck rich
spots took out thousands in a short
time. extend from about eight miles be-
low Smoke river to about 81 miles up
stream.
SOME RICH FINDS.
One newspaper man who was fiat
broke staked out a piece of ground 30
by "a feet, and in eight days with one
rocker and the help of four men whom
he hired when he found he had 1t rich,
took $500. One man who struck a rich
spot rocked out $1,000 in a day Missouri
Bill" and another well known Dawson
lite took advantage of very low tide
and went away out, carrying the dirt on
a hand barrow up to the higher beach
to rock 1t. Their days work gave them
two men-$ $4,000 and proved that the
deposit runs out under the ocean.
The creeks are from five to 20
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-11

The American Steel and Wire shares
are being doomed on a revival of the
story that the company is about to be
united with the Carnegie concern.
In the early trading, the past few
days, the stock jumped considerably,
but later, when it was found that the
report could not be verified it dropped
back below the days earlier figures.
But it is still the leading industrial in
the market.
The story in circulation is that H.
c. Prick, Myers Brothers, the Chicago
promoters, and Chairman John W.
Gates of the Steel and Wire Company,
hold an option on the Carnegie plants
at $685. 900. This option, it was
said, is to be exercised, and the two
concerns consolidated in manner that
will materially benefit the Steel and
Wire stockholders. Absolutely no con-
firmation is to bephad of this story,
Wall street interests closely identi-
fed with Steel and Wire deny that they
know anything Of the scheme.
About six months ago this same story
was In circulation, and it was said that
unless the
OPTION ON THE CARNEGIE
PLANTS
was taken advantage of, it's holders
will profit something like $1,000 900. For
a long time Wall street has heard moth
ing of the story, nor has 1t been heard
of on theN Boston exchange. The OPP
erations of the present, bull pool in
steel and Wire stock, however, make
it's revival opportune
There is no measuring the present
ambition of the Wire people, and the
report is doubtless correct that they
are considering plan to put the stocks
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-11
HERE is A LAND
FULL OF GOLD.
Many Men Taking Out Over $1,000 Day
With the Crudest Mining Tools-One
Miner Cleaned Up $25O,O00
For the Season.

miles from Nome Some of the best are
within seven miles. Anvil creek has had
clean-ups as high as $22, 900 for 60 hours
shoveling for two men, One is said to
have cleaned up $3.50, 600 for the season S
work Snow gulch tributary of Anvil
creek, is even richer. DeX creek is good
On No. 9 they cleaned up $4,000 with
rockers in a short time Although there
was not water enough to sluice, and the
expense of getting out supplies was high
this year, the cost of taking it out was
only $1,000, or 6 per cent. On Anvil creek
the cost was but per cent.
POWER OF ATTORNEY.
But there is one curse on all these dis
tricts which will retard development
and eventually throw the mines into
the hands of grasping few and pre-
vent the individual miner from getting
claim for himself. This is the abuse of
the power of attorney. Practically
everything of value in the Cape Nome
district was staked by six men. In the
Bona lza district a larger number of
men got in, but still an immense area
was covered by few. At Cape York one
man has staked 200 and 800 claims. AS
these claims are large it can readily be
seen that the people who come late can
get no land that is thought to be valu-
able Men who utterly disapprove of this
use of power of attorney are forced to
use 1t and authorize some one who can
be the first into a new district to stake
out a claim or else lose all hope of get
ting one 1t is a most gigantic and
threatening abuse of the law which was
not intended to be used in this way and
which gives a whole mining district to
a few companies. Congress should re-
peal the law entirely, for it Is used as
a cloak for gigantic steals.
Cape Nome is built stragglmgly along
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-11
ScHLEY A SIR KNIGHT.
Receives High Masonic Honors, Under
a Special Dispensation.

a Special Dispensation.
Washington, Nov. 1O.-Rear Admiral
Schley tonight received the orders
which made him Knight Templar and
a Knight of Malta. The degrees were
conferred upon Admiral Schey by the
officers of Columbia Commandery, No.
2, District of Columbia, in the presence
of large and distinguished assembIage
of knights Templar of this jurisdic-
ton and of the jurisdiction of many
states.
The grand commander of the District
of Columbia and his counsel were pres
ent as body. On account of the fact
that Admiral Schley will depart in a
few days to assume command of the
South Atlantic station. the illustrious
order Of the Red Cross and the orders
of the Temple of Malta were all con
ferred upon him at the conclave to-
night, the work being done under spe-
cial dispensation from the grand com
mandery of this jurisdiction At the
conclusion of the ceremonies Admiral
Schley was accorded an informal re-
ception at which hundreds of knights
greeted him as a member of the or
der
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-11
RETRoGRADE MOVEMENT.

Washington, Nov. 1O.--Secretary Root
feels no concern over the transfer of
Aguinaldo's base of operations to Bay
onbong. The secretary said today that
the move was distinctly retrograde and
in the nature of a retreat, after finding
that his former base was untenable
Throughout the war department the
feeling prevailed that Aguinado's move
does not materially change the cam
Daign
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-11
BERLIN CONCESSIONS.
Rhodes Will Secure Favorable Terms
For African Railroad.

Rhodes VIII secure Favorable ernS
For African Railroad.
Berlin, Nov. 10.-The agreement
signed in behalf of Germany and the
British South African company, binding
the company not to continue the rail-
road from the west coast of Rhodesia
south of the 14th degree. except from a
point on the Anglo German frontier, has
been approved. Germany also will not
construct a railroad north of the 14th
degree to the west coast until the rail-
road is constructed south of that de-
gree through German southwest Africa.
Afterwards Germany signed an agree
ment permitting Mr.. Rhodes Cape to
Cairo telegraph line to be carried
through German East Africa, in con-
nection with the provisions reeited in
the Reichstag in March
The above agreement means thaA Ger
many intends that any westwardly ex-
tension of the Rhodesian lines shall con-
meet with the proposed lines in German
East Africa, probably starting from
Swakop, near Walfish bay, which will
be much nearer route from England
to Rhodesia than via Cape Town.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-11
ECONOMY IN CASH BUYING.

Best old wheat 'Haxall, $475 barrel;
one-half barrel sack, $3.50; one-eighth
bags, 60 cents. Best st. Louis, .25 bar
rel; one-eighth bags, SIS cents Best SUI
gar-cured hams, u cents pound. Mother
and Squire's leaf lard, 3-pound pals, 80
cents; 5-pound pals So cents; i0-pound
pals. 81. 1872 pounds best granulated SUI
gar for ST. Best Old Government Java
and Mocha coffee 80 cents pound; 3h
pounds 81. 5 stone pail homemade pre-
serves for As cents. Extra line OF fruit
and vegetables. Arnold & Maine, &c
Front street. New England Grocery and
Tea House.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-11
COUNTING VOTES.

Frankfort, KY, Nov. 1O.-The demo-
cratic state campaign committee, with
a score of clerks, is busy tonight tab
ulating returns as telegraphed from the
various canvassing boards. Several
counties are still out, and in a num-
her of those heard from today the
county boards will meet again tomor-
row to pass on contested ballots which
may materially affect the result.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-11
A CHANCE FOR LIFE.

Washington, Nov. 1O.-The four SOL
diers who were sentenced to death at
Manila now stand an excellent chance
to save their lives. Irregularities have
beer discovered in the proceedings of
the court-martial which will require
correction in the first instance at Ma
Mia, if, indeed, they do not bar the
death sentence entirely.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-11
TELEPHONE TRUST.
Said That Capital Stock Will Soon Be
More Than Doubled.

New York, Nov. 10.-The Evening Post
SAYS: although the incorporation of the
Telephone, Telegraph and Gable Com
panv of America, the purpose of which is
to enter the long distance telephone field,
was completed yesterday evening by the
filing of papers in Trenton, N. j., the
names of the companies consolidated in
this enterprise were still withheld today
and the officers expressed their unwill-
ingness to give out the list until after
their meeting on Monday.
The company is at present Incorporated
for s3O.O0O,0OO. It is stated on good author
ity that the capital will soon be increased
to 800. 100000, with a supplementary bond
issue representing another s1000O00O0.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-11
HOOKER DOOMED.

Washington, Nov. 10.-The war de-
partment today received a dispatch
from Gen. Otis stating that all hope of
saving the transport Hooker has been
abandoned. Her supplies will be taken
off and the hulk then will be sold at
auction at Manila
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-11
CASHIER DISAPPEARS.

Portland, Me, Nov 10, Edward P.
Deering, cashier and bookkeeper for
Woodbury. & Moulton, the bankers, who
recently assigned with liabilities of more
than $500 Co., has been missing since last
Sunday II is understood that Deering
left home without notifying his wife of
This intention. He took none of his per-
sonal belongings with him.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-11
WILL ACCEPT DAHLeREN.

INSPECTION Board Gives High Praise to
Her Builders.
Washington, Nov. 10.-The navy depart
ment has received formal report of the
inspection board upon the recent accept
ance trial of the torpedo boat Dahlgren,
in Booth bay, Me. The report is highly
complimentary to the builders of the
craft. The vibration is very slight. The
boat is said to be strong and well built, in
strict conformity with the contract re-
quirements 80
At top speed the propellers made 3lS.0 S
revolutions per minute, with the result
that in 60 consecutive minutes the boat
covered a distance of 90.075 knots. Upon
this report the Dahlgren will be accepted
hY the government.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-11
HOBART STILL IMPROVING.

Paterson, N. j.. Nov. 1O.-There was
another change for the better in Vice
President Hobart's condition today. He
was able to sit up in a chair in his room,
and picked up a newspaper and examined
n eventually turning to Mrs. Hobart and
asking her to read for him. Despite the
statements of attending physicians. the
family still have hopes of his ultimate re-
cnVerV
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-11
TRUCE DISREGARpED.

White Accuses Beers of Acting
Treacherously in War.
London, Nov. 10.-The British war
office has received from Gen. Butler the
following dispatch:
Cape Town, Thursday evening, Nov.
9.-Have received by pigeon post from
Gen. White today the following:
THE bombardment at long range, by
heavy guns, continues daily. A few cas-
ualties are occurring, but no serious
harm is being done. The Beers today
sent in Il number of refugees from the
Transvaal, under a flag of truce. A
Continued on Page Two.)
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-11
ACT IN UNISON.
Commanders of Foreign Warships Will
Protect Puerto CabeIIo.

Protect Puerto CabeIIo.
La Guayra, Nov 1O-Francis B. LOOMS,
United States minister to Venezuela, has
asked commanders of foreign cruisers off
Puerto Cabello to act together in order to
prevent Parades, formerly commander
in ex-President Andrades army, who re-
fuses to recognize the authority of Gen.
Cipriano Castro. from bombarding Puerto
Cabello by bringing moral pressure to bear
upon him.
The British, French German, Dutch
and American commanders will take all
nroper means to prevent Parades from
Sacrificing the lives of innocent persons.
The United States legation will protect
the French sisters of charity by special
renueSt
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-11

Continued on Page Two.)
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1899-04-04
VAN ANTWERP.

On Sunday, the End instant, of
meningitis at the home of his father
William Van Antwerp, west High
street, Roger Buford, who would have
been 16 wears old May 3rd. His
funeral will be preached this morning
at the First Presbyterian church, OF
which he had been member for five
years, by Rev. G. G. Abbitt, of the
Episcopal church and the remains
will! be buried in Machpelah ceme-
terry. Like all others Roger lived,
accomplished Tint for which he was
born and died. The old are recorded
in the bible as having lived and died
and as IL is with the old 80 it is with
the young. A mothers boy was
Roger, he was the youngest of three
and was a good boy and loved to see
his mothers every want met. We
never met him that there was not a
ray of sunshine on his face. He
always seemed to be happy. OF
course the home is lonely now, in 1t
the vacant chair but we have no doubt
that Roger is happy in that home
prepared for him. We deeply SYM
pathize with the sorrowing ones and
rejoice in the hope to meet him with
that great throng of redeemed by and
by,
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1899-04-04
Convicted.

John Young, who killed his cousin,
Pliny Fassett, in Owingsville two
years ago, and who has had three
trials for this offense, was again con-
victed last week. He was tried
In the Menefee Circuit Court
on change Of venue. Term,
two years in the State prison !.
Facts regarding the killing are fresh
in the minds of our people, having
appeared in the ADVOCATE at the
time.