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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-12-10

claiming to have captured the Filipino
chief. After reading each report he
dictated Il dispatch to his Orderly
cabling -Adjuts,nt General Corbin that
the army under my command presents
the nation as a Christmas gift, With
Aguinaldo." The club took in the can
didate saying as he had done most OF
MS lighting in the newspapers he Was
club. General Otis" was presented
with Il house for his great victory.
ILAAlPOOlNENG THE BRITISH.
Another incident was the reading Of
an alleged dispatch from South Africa
detailing a great victory which the Eng
Iish had achieved over the Beers. This
vas followe!l by q number Of British
soldiers running the whole length of the
room pursued in a l"isurcly manner by
"Oosn Paul Kruger" who cracked his
other features sandwichetl with brigh,
and witty speeches making the entire
evening one Of thorough enjoyment.
PROMINENT GUESTS
Among the prominent guests present
We're Senators Fairbanks. Quarles. NJ
Ce!nas. Clark, OF Wyoming: :lllins,
Reveridge. Harris, Spooner. Hanna ana
Wolcot,; Representatives Hull. CIrosvc
Cushman. Pierce. Eddy. Dick. Cowheri
Eolliver and Kahn: Major General
Leonard Wood. II. W. Fuller. Chesa-
peak. and Chic Railroad; William r.
'heTl ram. E.lrectDr OF census Prince
David Havana Nakoa and Colonel
Samuel Parker, Hawaii: John Barrett
Portland Ore. W. a. Turk. Southern
Railway: Major John C.. Hemphiu
Chlrleston: major j. .Adger Snythc
Nicholas $. HILL Jr.. and A. c. kauf-
man. Of South Carolina: j. H Maddy,
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad: Lieuten-
ant j. Knapp. Unitt'1 States Navy: C.
G. Waves comptroller Of the currency.
Hon. II. C.. Payne. Milwaukee, Wis.
and John II. Richards. solicitor general
OFFICERS ELECTED
In the afternoon the annual meeting
Of the tfrdiron Club was held and tile
Following officers We're elected for 1890
President. Henry l.. West of tl..
Washington Post: vice president Ar
thur Nv. Dunn, the Associated Press.
secretary and treasurer. George Ii
Walker: executive confnittec. Louis a
toolric'ge. Boston Journal, and T.. NJ
Larntr. Charleston News and Courier
Before the annual meeting Mayor.
Smythe. Maj Hemphill. and Nessrs
Kaufman and Hill OF Charleston ne 4
the otti ,rrS of the club and extended
an inHltation to the orea MIA ton TO
visit thtli,' city at an early date Tie
matter was presented to the club and
il vas unanimously deciie,l to accept
the invitation. 1t is expected that this
south Carolina pilgrimage will tanc
place about the last week in December
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-12-10
s1os AFTER ACID rBRowER.
Barber Who Bin aed His Landlady Taken
to 4 tIanta for Safety.
DIV Telegl-aph.)

MACON. GA. Dec. 9.-Major A.
Smith, a White barber. was taken from
here today 10 Atlanta 10 avoid lynchins
The o!fense which so aroused the COM
munity against Smith was the throwing,
OF acid into the face of Mrs. S. NJ. Hill
lard. his landlady. and binding her
Smith came to Macon from Mississippi
several months ago and with his Wife
boarded With Mrs. Hillard About
week ago he was notified he must pay
up or quit. His wife was permitted 10
remain. Since then he has visited his
wife several times and abused and
threatened her. This morning he Went
10 the house and asked to see his wife
Mrs. Hillard informed him that the NO
man did not wish to see him because
she was afraid of him. Without pro-
vocation he took a bottle of acid from
his Pocket and dashed the contents in
70 Mrs. Hiliards face. He was arrest
cd and lodged in the police barra cks
so intense was the feeling against him
that the authorities deemed it best to
send him to Atlanta, which was done
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-12-10
TIE FoRrs "KIoDER,, AT D1 NNH1:
kevels of the Gridlron Club. BANQUET
Buriesque and Business the Bill
(Rv TelegraDh)

tWAsHjI NiGTCiN. December 9Th.
December dinner of the Crridiron Club
was given tonight at the Arlington
Hotel, where about 1870 guests were en-
tertaaned in chara .teristic manner by
the forty correspondents who compose.
the famous organization. General Ii.
Y. Boyentan presided. He took part il:
an interesting burlesuue election, in
Which members of the club impersonal-
ed Well known statesmen and politi-
clans and participated in a Kentucky
philadelphia election on plans Of the
most exaggerated type. General Boy
en,on was unanimously voted out, but
he sailed in tCc army and navy ana
was again seated.
INITIATION OF KAUFMAN
e The initiation cs Mr.. Rudolph kauf
man, Of tie Evening Star was made
the text O: a clever slSit. The candidate
appeared as ''Aguinaldo' running for
safety ara pursued by three members
of the club representing Generals Law
ton; Macarthur and Wheeler "Agui1l-
aldo" was captured by these three off
Gers ard then General Otis" anotht :.
member CT the club. :stalked in military
pCmp and after some conversation re-
Selvett the reports of the officers each
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THE PAPERS ARE SIGNED.
W. 8. Taylor Is Formerly Declared Cover
nor Elect Of Kentucky. g.
(By Talegrapn.)

FRANKFORT. KY. Dec. e-:t, S:45
This morning III" election certificate cl
VIM. :. Taylor was signed by the cleo
ton commissioners and he was declare&.
to be sOvernor-clect of Kentucky. The
! official figures of the vote filed With
Secretary of State Fninlay are:
Taylor ls5, ia: Cioebel, 1871. Tay-
lor's plurality. 2.3SS.
The operation. W hich ended for the
time being. IT least tho bitterly tonight
SubernatoTial contest. was conducted III
the simplest manner. The majority
opinion OF commissioners Pryor and
ELLIS and the minority opinion OF Com
missioner Poyntz. which was publish
ad this morning. were not read. rs was
The original intcr'tion. The three. com
missinnars walked first no the office of
IN, @isrk Of tn" state Supreme Court.
where they filed Two opinions.
QUITE COMMONPLACE. ...
IneS then passed iE;o the office Of
the secretary Of state. Clerk Chenaust
OF the hoard Of commissioners read the
figures showing that the Republican
candidates for the Offices on the state
ticket had received the largest number
OF Votes and then certificates of cleo
ti"ll We're signed at once, that of MI
laN.nr being first on the list
Ther" We're only fourteen persons in
TIE room at the time and OF this num-
Der only two Were there as spectators
There. was no crowd ABOUND the build
lnS ana no interest was manifested in
th' work save those "llga ged in il. The.
three commissioners We're all ;ipplrt.llt-
" III good 1umor. although Commits
sicnerS ELLIS ana Pryor. VINO had done.
The most work in preparing their long
and eEtooratH opinion. looked worn ana
t!ed. Inc certificates as soon as Sign
e.! were filed with the secretary of stats.
ana commissions VIII he issued 10 the.
..lt't tet. men 1T once by Governor Brad
Icy.
MIR COi.EEI. LAUGHED.
Mr.. t;oeSel was apparently in the
hc.i 81 hun.or after being told that
NJ. TaT1ol's certificate had been sign
ed. He laughed and shook his head
when asked il he had anything 10 say
N"I thing: am not talking
When Will YOU make i contest o.
II have not decided Yet. and l OF
course, cannot discuss when | d, not
know it myself.
The defeated candidate was game To
The last and ii there was any ll-humDr
in him nobody knew it but himself Mr..
TlylC!' was modest and reticent. as
usual.
~ rSi,sct,d it, of course he- said.
i knew sha: il. rtlle commissioners Went
by n. Jaw and the evidence they could
G !. ding else than decide the way
they nave done
commissioner Poyntz declined 70 Sign
IA" Republican certificates of election.
saying that he stood by the opinion he
had rendered and could not consistent
~ do so. He consented to sign the Ger
lnca;eS OF the Railroad commissioners
however
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-12-10
GERmANY's FOREIGN POLICY.
To be Fully Presented In tho E:chata s
Next Tuesday.
Especial Berlin Gable Letter. COZ

Especial Berlin Gable Letter Copy
right 1899, The Associated Press.)
BERLIN. Dec. 3.-Next Tuesday will
be a great day in the Reichstag The
Non Buelow will make a full presenta-
ton Of the present status of Germany
f'.reign policy. He will deal particu-
larry en- Samoa and the Transvaal and
will frankly acknowledge the high VAL
he he attaches to the fully established
many, the United States and Great
Britain. He Will also show the abso-
lnte need OF a powerful navy. The
Re;chstag will give Count Won Buelow
llattering evidence OF its confidence.
The ensuing debate will be most inter
pSting.
Information which is considered con-
elusive. shows that the abolition Of the.
authorization paragraph Of the political
associations has produced a serious
rupture between the Emperor and the
government and the Right and Conser-
vauive parties. who now acknowledge
they were foied in an attempt to GUST
Prince Hohenloe.
DIR. MIGUEL IN DISGRACE
Another interesting result is that Dr..
Miguel. who. until a few months ago,
welded 4 great influence within the
cainet. over the Emperor. is now delft
nftely disgraced, TO the extern; that the
Emperor declines to confer pers onally
with him.
1t is probably not too much TO say
that President 'McKinley's message
Will nave :, lasting effect in cementinG
American German friendship. \ pro-
ncunced cordial and anlicsble tone to-
ward the United States has become
general in the German press. Count
I;uelow's frank words TO the Associated
Press Qlave been since supplemented
Ivy similar utterances which HI. has
made to several German papers. the
most remarkable being in the Eeufste
Nnchrchten in Frederick The Great,
dwelt on blood affinity and reciprocity
Of culture, spoke in praise of the Unit
Ell States attitude in settling the Ss-
,nna trouble, in permitting cable lay
ing, and in the conclusion of a parceis
rost treaty. congratulated the two
countries on The removal OF the friction
growing out Of the trouble with the
insurance companies ard expressed the
hope that the remaining commercial
differences would be settled through
mutual good will.
The Berlin University shows G,l1S
enrolled students besides Ass auditors,
100 enrolled Americans and 4O6 female
auditors.
The Emperor is now causing the erec-
ton OF q high iron fence behind the
monuments in the Sieges Ale to pro-
tert them from mutilatioq. -
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WILL FUR FURNACES IN BLAST. /:
Transfer of Extensive Goal and Iron Pro.
perties is NI~d~.

NEW YORK, Dec. 9.-The papers for
the transfer Of the extensive coal and
iron properties 20 new hands We're sign
cd in This city today Fred Dunn, Of
Chicago. carried the negotiations
through. The properties comprised in
the deal are those OF the Woodst ock
Iron Company, consisting Of two Well
equipped and modern blast furnaces
lG0OH acres of iron and coal lands: the
adjacent lands OF the G1trnee Land
Company. 10000 acres: furnaces. etc. in
Admission. Ala. and uhe celeDra ted
Aetna Coal Company'S plant of coke
ovens, $4,000 acres of coal lands ETC.
heated in Tennessee. The ccnsidera-
ton is more th;:n $1,000 900 and the
properties pass into the hands Of strong
men financially, who Immediately will
put The furnace into blast
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Prominent Lswyer and Mason Drad +.

JAC'kSGNVILLE. FLA, December ..
Charles T.. Eide, a prominent lawyer
cc Syracuse, n. y, died at the Hotel
Rathbourn at an early hour this morn
ing Of Rright's disease, aged forty-aight
years. s 7
He was q thirty-second degree Mason
ana the Grand Commander OF the Grand
Commandery of the State of New York.
lie had been i'll for about a year and
hoping to receive benefit from q, winter
in the South. he left mis- home four
weeks ago bringing with him his wife
and son. The remains We're sent North
this evening.
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GEN. Otis REPORTS.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 2.-Thc War
De'lartm has received the follu wing.
firm? Gen. Otis: -.. . M
Manila. Dec a.-Dispatch from
Young ~ Nigan yesterday says eScap-
cd Spanish prisoners report four hours
engagement third instant between his
troops ANA Aguinaldo'S guard near
Celvantes. fifty miles southeast of Vi
gan. with heavy loss TO enemy. Who is
being pursued. Our loss one killed, six
wounded: inhabitants of own accord
|Jcln troops repairing trail and carrying
Subsistence. Have pushed column to
San Jose South 3lngucd. Howzes col
nmn on rear trail; Bachelors baItal-
ion 2tth cut CT reach north of Blyon-
bong, evidently descending river. Ma
t,vrS report fighting occurred % miles
north. Navy reaches Apart tomorrow;
column uf NacArthur's troops Twenty
NTH Infantry reported near Iha west
coast Zambalcs; Grants column rear
Sukig Say: I,awton in Bulacan rror--
inre today wish sufficient troons 70
overcome opposition and scatter en-
envy. 0
II is probable. that the troops which
engaged Aguinaldo's guard are Iares
command. AS he was reported to b.:
close 10 the lnsurge1t leaders, rear
Gen Otis also cables as follows re-
gardns the revolt in Negroes:
Information received that Negroes
revolt 0; minor Importance; Byrues in
rapid pursuit of disaffected party:
Hughes in mountains Panay en- route
C21taZ."
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He Was the Commander OF
AguinaIdo's Body Guard.
BATTLE NEAR CERVANTES
Major n1arch's Battalion Engaged The
Eue1ny for Four Hours. Seventy Fill
psnos Killed or wounded. Ameri.
cans Occupy lsanRued.


MANILA. Dec. Stills +. M-Gen
ti.regorit Del Pillar. commanding Aguin-
;.!d"'s body guard. was killed by Major
Peyton 6. March's battalion Of the
'rhirtE-thr infantry. in Il fight eight
cen miles northwest Of Cervantes De-
'emEer ): According to reports Gen.
Young obtained from escaped Spanish
prisoners ut Nigan several days ago,
Maj. March left the coast. where he
vas pursuing Asuinaldo, and encoun-
tered Gen. Del Pillar on The fortified
trail. They fought for four hours. dur
ing which time 20 F'ilipinos We're killed
or WGuudcl. The American loss was
one man killed and six wounded
. PURSUING; TN I: ENEMY
The Sptnards REPORT that Major
March is still pursuing the insurgents
Del 3'll"r was one OF the leaders of the
present and @; the ;in1i-Spanish revo-
lutl"n. Tie was Il mere youth and is re-
Irt"u I have graduated III an Eul.,-
p,-in university. Prof SclurInan met
HIM IS a member OF the first peace
commission and rated Elm as renlark;,-
bly, clever ..
TIL. Americans have n>cupied BAN
Sned. province az Ahrl. Gen. Grants
expedition has Visited Oran and sev-
e!'tl western towns. meeting small
Bands. he killed several OF the rehels
and captured Il considerable quantity
Of :l.ilnitinnS Of war.
Bishop Henry G.. Potter. Of New York
fas arrived here on brief visi, to
STUDY the Philippines. #
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TISSUE BALLOTS ILLENTAL

7FfIAsN FNFVRI. ny, Decelnbtr "
At to-day'S session of the Court OF APP
peals the tissue ballot ease from OHIO
county was decided and was concurr@d
in by four of the seven judges. The
court held that all ballots ahoulkp be
printed on white paper sufficiently
thick that the printing cannot be dis
ringuished from the back and if bal
lots are used at an election which do
net substantially comply with the law,
the election is not conducted as reuuir-
ga by law and is invalid.
The opinion OF the court is too late
10 affect the decision of the State cleo
tion commission, but sets a precedent
for the State Contest Board
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DISPATCH EROM BIrLLER

y
LONDON. Dec. 9.-Tne war office to-
night issued the following despatch
from Gen Butler dated Frere Campo.
Dec. 8. afternoon:
The Following was received from
Gen. White today:
Last night sent Gen. Hunter With
500 Natal volunteers and 100 of the I'M
perial Light Horse under Edwards to
surprise 4 gun on a hill. The enter
prise was admirably carried out ard
was entirely successful the hill being
carried and q siN-inct gun and howitZer
being destroyed With gun cotton by
Capt. Fowke and Lieut.. Turner. a
Maxim was captured and brought to
I~adysmith. Our loss was one killed
and Maj. Henderson. of the first bat
TALON of the Argyll Highlanders
wounded AL the same time Col. Knox
seized the hill one squadron OF the 10Th
ftussars rode round PepWol-th hill,
burning kraals and cutting Boer tele-
graph lines. They had no casualties. :
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-12-10
EIGHTY MEN IN THE NINE.

T'a= explosion occurred just as the
men We're preparing to leave the shaft
al noon. As the mine was filed will.
fire damp 1t once. it is supposed all are
dead Several hours elapsed before
efforts could be made 10 enter the mine
The surviving relatives at once :lncked
around the shaft creating a terrible
scene With their loud 1amenta tons
Inc n1nesarc owned by the Carbon
Hill Coal Co They gave work to 100
men and had AZ output Of 900 tons
annually.
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Annual Cattle Quarantine.

---- TBy 1eIefraDn.
WASHINGTON. December 9-The
annual quarantine order against the
area wnere the splenetic or Southern
cTeNas) fever exists among cattle Will
be issued shortly by the department Of
agriculture to take effect January LIST
The order will be substantially like THAI
of last year. The quarantined area wii!
consist CT all the States Of South Caro-
lima. Alabama. Mississippi Georgia,
Florida, Louisiana and Arkansas, In
dian Territory and parts of North Caro-
lima. Tennessee and Oklahoma
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-12-10
HARPER OUT ON Sail.
Slayer of David Ross Released on s5, 900
Bond.
(By Telegraph.)

NORFOLK. VA, Dec. 9.-Charles M.
Harper. the Primers Point real estate
agent. who Yesterday shot and killed
David Ross was today bailed in the
sum Of $1,000 to await the action of the
grand jury, leading citizens going upon
his bond &%
Ross was a Canadian and leaves q
wife and several children. ~
Public opinion is decidedly in favor
OF Harper, as ali the evidence goes to
SHOW that he only defended himself.
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IN THE, l7ppEgp .u017St,


Senator BarkeSdale introduced a bill
to make telegraph companies common
carriers in this commonwealth. He
wanted it referred to the Committee on
.ieneral Laws. OF which Senator Sands
is chairman
Senator Maynard. chairman of the
Roads Committee, said he though .he
measure should go to the body over
which he nresides
President pro tenn W-ickham vino was
IN the CHAIR. ruled that the Roads
COMMITTEES was the proper body to CON
slider this bill ana it was so referred
Senator Foster presented a bill 10 al
low the Norfolk and Southern Railroad
company TO consolidate with other
roads. I he object OF this measure is
to allow this road to consolidate with
the Virginia Beach road.
PLANTATION OF FRANCHISE
Senator Barksdale further presented
a bill = to define and declare what
shall constitute "a telephone, telegraph
and express company. 10 provide Il
method for the determination OF lhe
value OF that property within this state
TOR the purpose Of taxation, and 10
make it penal for the companies or
their agents TO refuse TO furnish the
information by the terms OF this act
This is pra G;ically the same bill tha,
was int oduced and passed in the
House by Mr.. Saunders last sea SON 1t
provides for the taxing Of telegraph
III Lie 4 III tea
States.
A BATTLESIEIJP
"a Joint resolution came over from the,
House requesting the delegation in Con-
greSs 10 urge the President to name
the next tirst-claSs battleship that is
appropriated for Virginia. in honor OF
oul. beloved State. the mother of States
and statesmen"
Mr. !Newberne was the author Of the
resolution.
Senator Earksdale objected To the
resolution, because. he said, he wanted
no ship named Virginia which Nc
kln!ey might send to conquer 4 peo-
pie struggling for liberty
Senator Foster eloquently a,dNoca ed
the passage of the resolution
Senator Nirkhaln declared that no
politics was in the question. and in an
lmpassioned and eloquent speech urged
the adoption. He referred to the ship
building in Virginia. ana the rebuild
IN" OF the kearsarse and Alabama and
paid a glowing tribute TO the State
and memories that finger about it.
Senator tsarksdale came UP smiling
again. and With enthusiasm, denounced
imperialism. and said he thought it
would be construed as an Endorsement
cs iMckinlcy's policy.
IN roll call. the resolution das
passed. only Mr. Barksdale and Mir
'Hiand Ma sic voting in the negative.
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FIGHTING AT scHALrz NEeK.

LORENZO MARQUES DE,LAGOA
RAY. Dec. "a despatch from Pre-
ltria dated today. says:
REPORTS have been received here Of
fighting early this morning in the vi
rinity Of Schaltz Mex. the British at
taking Gen. CroEjc. Fighting is also
reported u have occurred in the drec-
ton "t Kimberley. l. is presumed this
IS another Sortie. TIL" Dutch German
ambulance corps has been enthusiasts
tirally received ana will be divided be-
tween Natal ana the Free State from
tier ...'..'" -m.N
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Pope Lao is Again Well.

tBy Tt!eSTa:3il.)
RCME. December 9.-The Pope, wno
It was announced a few days ago was
suffering from a heavy cold and eXpa-
riencei .somt. difficulty in breathing.
mas completely recovered his usual
health
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-12-10

south of this place was shot from am
bush "Wednesday night and Instantly
killed Sxlddlee had lately secured in
dictments for cattle stealing against
some OF his neighboi-s and it is thought
revenge prompted the murder.
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Championship Goes to CHICAGO.
CBy TELEGRAPH

" |- .-I- Vf3y TSItErdphD 1890
MADISON. WIS. December s.-Tihe
Western football championship goes To-
Chicago. The eleven of the University
os Chicago to-day defeated the Unlver-
sity Of Wisconsin team by a score of Il
70 in a desperately played game. XVI.
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Weather Forecast.

WASHINGTGN. Dec. g-Forecast
Tor Vir%iria-Itain Suncay and prob
ably Monday; fresh TO brisk easterly-
winds.
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v eaSelS Sailed.
oall { Br.), Tinnick,

= Steamer Shenandoah (Rr.) Tinnicx
Liverpool.
Steamer .AshmOre (Br). MURRAY, Rre
men.
Steamer katandin. Melvon Portland
Steamer -Aragon, Providence.
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5000 British Troops March to
Attack Colesburg.
SUCCESS ATTENDS A SORTIE
Gen. Hunter Carries Boer Position on u
Hill Near Ladssmitfl and Captures
Three Guns, With Loss OF
One Man Killed.

BY Telegraph.)

- E1'y ItTtSfSLfIH.J
LONDON. Dec. 9-A special ,lesI atch
from Pretoria Gated Friday. December
). says 1000 British troops. preceded
Wy an armored train, are advancing Oh
cO!eSDurg from 'Saauv7poOr:
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Vessels Arrived.

Steamer Chick hominy (Rr). Fur
neauX, London.
Steamer Ashmore (Br.). Murray. Cal
weston. @.
Steamer ieronia (Br.). Bainbr;dge.
Boston