davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-11-08
DESPATCH FROM GEN. BUn1ER.


Tondo,, NJ. n yrL s,,.. >, ~,
| i'e 80 wy
| text OF despatch from General Butler
! at Cape Town dated November T. 1885
| p. m. The following despatch has been
| received from the general commanding
at Estcourt and dated November 6:
Since Friday there has been a cessa-
tion of hostilities. A note was sent that
day to General Joubert by General
White at the request of the mayor ask
ing permission for the non-combatants
sick and wounded. to go south. General
Joubert refused the request but agreed
to allow them to go to a special Camp
four miles from I.adysmith The towns
ueople refused to accept his offer. The
sick and a few of the inhabitants were
moved yesterday. A few shots were ex
changed Yesterday at the outposts. Fri
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-11-08
A BREACH OF PROMISE SUIT.
Isaac Ducller Locked Up in tho jail
Yesterday Afternoon.

Isaac Duckler. Hebrew fruit ped
dlar who lives at 246 Hamilton street
was arrested yesterday afternoon in a
breach of promise suit, and being nm
able to obtain bonds he was locked m
at the county jail. The complainant in
the case is Annie Lipson, a girl who
works in Newman's corset factory and
lives at So York street The plaintiff
alleges that few months ago Duckler
entered into a contract with her in
Hebrew to marry her on or before the
last day of October or forfeit 5000 IN
case he failed to do So Now the last
day of October is a week past and as
the promisor to the contract has fail
ed to make specific performance the
fair promisee becoming impatient at his
delay has decided to bring suit. She
retained Attorney j. p Goodhart as
her attorney and yesterday afternoon
Duckler's body was seized by Deputv
Sheriff Goodhart. Miss Lipson explain-
ed That she didn't care so much abo,1t
the 5000 that Duckler was to forfeit in
case he failed to perform his part Of
the contract, but she does want
him to marry her. Attorney BENJAMIN
Slade has been retained by Duckler
but the plaintiff has hopes that he will
to fulfil his contract ohlipa-
ton rather than fight the matter ont
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-11-08
GREAT SLA UGHTER or BOERS,
Driven From All Their Positions by the
British.

Estcourt, Sunday Evening, Nov. g.
1t is now possible to furnish official de-
tails of Fridays fighting around Lady
smith. The Boer artillery fire was ac-
curate and well sustained but ineffec-
tive The British cavalry was con-
stantly out, the investment not being
close enough to prevent this. Cavalry
and artillery under Colonel Brockle-
hurst about noon drove the enemy from
all their positions with great slaugh-
ter.
This attack was directed against a re-
ported move of the enemy toward Mar
itzburg. Our artillery shelled three
of the enemy's guns into silence. The
British casualties were slight. The
Beers are now shelling the town, Their
artillery is well handled but is doing
little damage. The Beers profited by a
fag of truce on Thursday to send in
Transvaal artillery officer, disguised as
an ambulance driver, with the wound
ed to observe the action of the Boer ar
tillery fire.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-11-08

General w. s. Taylor Elected Governor
by u Good Majority.

Louisville, KY, Nov. by the COM
bined efforts of the republicans and the
anti -Goebelites, Attorney General w. S,
Taylor, rep, has been elected governor
estimated from 1000 to $4,000 over Goe-
bel dem. Returns received up to mid
entire republican ticket, while the COM
plexion of the legisla ture is in doubt
The weather throughout the state was
perfect, and more than an average vote
was polled, the total falling but little
short of the vote polled in the last pres
idential election. Comparatively little
disorder prevailed, although there were
several arrests for alleged violation of
the election law.
Governor Bradley remained in Louis
willie all day and had the Louisville
Legion in readiness for marching Or
ders The militia was called out after
the close Of the polls to enforce an in
junction granted by a local Judge, but
the presence of the militia was not
needed, and the companies were soon
ordered back to the armorv Chairman
Long of the republican campaign COM
1nittee said at midnight that Taylor's
plurality would not be less than Is, ,000
This estimate, he said, was based on
reports from majority of the counties
in the state. Governor Bradley esti-
mates Taylor's plurality at from $4,000
to $4,000.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-11-08
RUSSIA AND CHINA.


washington Nov. 7-Count Cassjni
the Russian ambassador who is iuav
pack from a visit to st. Petersburg ana
other European capitals, authorized the
statement to-day that he had returned
without any special instruction relating
to China and without any mission to
perform in that connection. This state.
ment was due to recent reports thar he
intended to make known to the nresi-.
dent and Secretary Hay the desire OF
the continental powers Of Europe that
the United States should indicate what
port or sphere of influence in China
this governments desires to occupy.
The ambassador also stated that Rus
sia's commercial port in China, Talien
Wan, was now open to all nations alike
and he expressed surprise at the re-
newed agitation of the open door ques-
tion. He said Russian and American
interets in China We're the same.
Count Cassini said there was no move
in Europe towards intervening in the
South African conflict. During his au-
dience with the emperor at ST. Peters,
burg. Count Cassini assured the emperor
of the continued friendly relations be-
tween this country and Russia, which.
he said. We're never more satisfactory
than they are to-day
Concerning the identity of Russian
and American interests in China, Count
Cassini said Russia was now buying
rails and railroad supplies from the
United States to build the trans-Siberi-
an railroad through Manchuria. More
over, the ambassador pointed out that
there, as elsewhere, the traditional
between the Russians and the
existed.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-11-08

Governor Lowndes Defeated by a Ma-
tority of from 10000 to Is, 900.

Baltimore, Nov. 7.-Incomplete re-
turns from the city of Baltimore and
meagre reports from the state received
up to II o'clock tonight indicate that
the republicans of Maryland have been
overwhelmingly defeated and that John
Waiter Smith, the democratic candi-
date, has been elected by majority
variously estimated at from 10000 to
$1,000. There is also a reasonable GER
tainty that the lower house of the gem
eral assembly will be democratic by a
large majority, and that the democrats
will elect enough state senators to over
come the republican advantage among
the holdover senators, thereby controll-
ing both branches of the legislature
The democrats are wild with enthusi-
asm, while the republicans are corre-
spondingly depressed over the result
which they are inclined to attribute to
treachery of followers of Mayor Malster
and U. S. Senator Wellington. The
latter has taken no part in the cam
paign and has not hesitated since his
resignation as chairman of the state
central committee a few weeks ago, to
predict the overwhelming defeat of the
ticket. The gold demo-
Gratis as an organization supported
Governor Lowndes, but this seems to
have had but little, if any effect on the
result.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-11-08
Republican Gains In Kansas.

Topeka, Kansas, Nov AT 1890 p.
m. very meagre returns indicate repub-
lican gains in the county elections held
all over Kansas to-day. 1t is predicted
by conservative politicians that the re-
publican gain will reach ten per cent
A very light vote was polled all over
the state. In 1896 the fusionists carried
sixty out of 105 counties. Last year the
republicans carried eighty-one counties
out of the 105.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-11-08
IN MASS.1CH USETTS.
Republican Plurality About 65,O0O-
An Anti-ImpcriaIist Defeated.


Boston, Nov. THE republicans car
ried Massachusetts to-day by $1,000
votes, and w. Murray Crane of Dalton
will be the next governor The entire
republican state ticket was elected by
practically the same plurality as the
head of the ticket and the legislature Of
1900 will also be republican by the usual
large majority, there being few changes
in either branch The total vote for
governor, with one town missing, was
as follows: w. Murray Crane, repubh-
can, 16S,S46; Robert Treat Paine, jr.,
democrat, 103,S12.
The senate of 1900 vii! stand practi-
cally the same-thirty-th republicans
and seven democrats-while the house
will have about 165 republicans and six
ty-eight democrats, with the balance di-
vided among the socialists and prohibi-
tionists. While the socialists lost rep
resentative in Haverhill, their candidate
for governor led the democratic nominee
in that city, and in other parts of the
state the socialistic doctrines were CIV
Ell some Endorsement.
The expansion question apparently
played little part in the election and
Senator Herbert C. Parsons of Green
field, where the question was an issue
before the people, was defeated Mr..
Parsons ran independently and was as
sisted in his campaign by number of
from this city.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-11-08
Miss yVallace's wheel stolen.

Miss Aggie Wallace, the daughter Of
Alderman George Wallace yesterday
afternoon about o'clock had the mis-
fortune to lose her bicycle from in
front of the store of Howe & Stetson
on Chapel street. She rode over to the
store from Strong school at the close Of
school and leaving the wheel standing
at the curb entered the store to make
some purchases. She was gone only a
few minutes but when she returned her
wheel was gone. Alderman Wallace
called at the police station last even
ing to report the loss Of the wheel. It
was recovered later in the evening BY
Patrolman Hoffman, who found IL in
a wheel rack in the second story hall
way of Howe & Stetson's building.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-11-08
CUTIEN AGAIN MISSED.


Cutten was again missed at the prac.
tice yesterday afternoon and it is now q
| question whether the parson center will
again assume his place with the eleven
| The carbuncle from which he suffers is
no new ailment to him, as he was con-
| stantly troubled with one in the games
| last year, when special apparatus was
| made to keep it from being knocked
against in the playing. The one from
which he now suffers, however is un-
derstood to be unusually painful. Cum
ha, the Hawaiian student, who is next
to Cutten as the best candidate for CEN
ter is also laid up and was not in the
practice yesterday. His place was TAX
en- by Tomlinson and Richardson alter
nately. Cunha's bruise will not keep
him from playing and he will probably
be in the practice at the field this after
noon.
Trainer Jim Robinson said yester-
day that Schweppe, who injured his
shoulder in practice again ON Monday,
was not out of the game for good, as
his injury is not SO bad as was reported.
He says he is suffering from rheuma-
tism in the shoulder more than anything
else.
'Olcott and Gile played guard on the
varsity eleven yesterday, Gordon
Brown being out Of town on business.
The rest of the team, with the excep-
tion of center was about the same as
on Monday. The same coachers were
on hand to direct the work, and they
are evidently here to see the eleven
through They are Head Coach Rodg-
ers, Billy" Bull Camp, Murphy, Frank
Hinkey, Ray Tompkins, Cross and
BILLY" Rhodes. Harmon Graves and
DR.. Josh" Hartwell are expected very
soon.
The practice was again witnessed by
the students of the university in large
numbers. they having marched to the
field in body, as on Monday. Their
purpose Is evidently to keep up the en-
thusiasm of the players to high pitch.
The practice consisted Of the same stiff
detail work as on the day before and
this seems to be the work outlined by
the coachers for the whole week. A
number of substitutes are being con-
stantly played on the second eleven.
and they put up the stifeest kind of a
game against the varsity. This makes
the practice rather severe on the var
sity players but very likely it is but
the stiff preparation necessary to pre-
cede the cautious work Of the week be-
fore the Harvard game. Next week the
work viii undoubtedly be much lighter.
as the team will be by that time picked
and they will be allowed to rest some
what. The secret practice will nroha l,l1y
then be heightened, while the open prac-
tice will not amount to much.
Yesterday morning the varsity squad
lined up for practice upon the gymna-
SUM lot for rehearsal Of signals This
VIII be continued for the rest Of the I
week and during the 'forepart of next
week. New plays will very likely be
;ried and perfected during this period.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-11-08
THE FIRE ,COMIMISSIONEBS
Business Transacted Mt Iast N,rn.,.
Meeting.

The fire commissioners last night
tried driver j. ]. Higgins of Truck No
on the charge of insubordinatiou. Hiy-
gins was found guilty and reduced to q
third grade hoseman. Chief Fancber
submitted plan for redistricting the
city into fire sections. The new plan is
devised to clearly indicate the boundar-
les Of each section. Heretofore soma
confusion has been caused by doubt as
to the exact limits of the various fire
districts. The new redistricting makes
only slight changes in the former
boundaries, but makes the boundaries
certain. The plan was adopted by the
board.
The chief also recommended changes
in rules 10S and 121 of the department.
so as to forbid firemen in uniform or on
duty from smoking or entering saloons
The changes were adopted.
A communication was received from
President Hadley, of Yale, thanking the
department for it's service in helping to
render the Yale Inauguration a sue
cess,
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-11-08

The street sprinkling committee met
last night in city hall and discussed
with Director Troup of the department
of public works the best way of getting
sprinkling carts for the city to do street
sprinkling next year. Mr.. Troup was
requested 10 ascertain prices and
sources from which carts could be OBJ
tanned and report to the committee lat
er. Councilman Keane thought that if
the contractors in New Haven desired
to sell their carts, now that the city is
to do the work, their carts should be
purchased before any are purchased
outside The committee adjourned to
meet subject to the call of the chair
man,
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-11-08
CLOSING In ON AGUINALDO
GEN. WHEATON TO PREVENT ES.
CAPE 70 NORTHEAST.
10 Control All the Roads from Tarlac
In This Direction and Make a Junc-
ton With General Lawton-Genera,
macarthur Begins His Advance ON tho
Insurgent Capital.

Manila, Nov. 7.-4:45 D. m.-Genera,
Wheatohs orders in his movement on
Iarlac are TO land at or near San Fa-
plan, hshing village twenty milee
northeast of Dagupan. The insurgent
Iofce there only numbered about 900
men, entrenched, whereas at Dagupan
there are some thousands of fnsur-
gents and five miles Of strong trenches.
The Mounts river is blockaded, Gem
eral Wheaton Is supposed to have land.
ed to-day though communication with
him is not expected till Tomorrow. The
weather has been good since he started
and he should have been able to taka
the trenches without great loss Of I,fa
From San Fabian General Wheaton
can control the roads of escape from
Lariac TO the northeast making juno
Ton with General Lawton. General
LaWton VIII resume his advance to-
morrow, though in the face Of great
olillculties, rains in that district hay-
ing destroyed all the bridges in the
vicinity including several the enrin-
GERS built for the movement. Genera,
LaWton has been working hard for
several days to get rations forward
The Thirty-fifth regiment reinforces
him tomorrow.
A force OF 300 insurgents attacked
the Fourth cavalry last night. making
three futile charges and, losing three
men; the Americans lost none. The f1rst
raft across the ferry at Cabanal,,an
was carried away by a swift currert
IL had sixteen men of the Third cav.
airy on board, with their horses. but
only one of them was drowned
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-11-08
BOER ADVANCE CHECKED.
Have Only Outposts at Colenso Now
More Losses Reported.

| London, Nov. S.--The Daily Tele-
graIh publishes the following despatch
from Iietermaritzburg dated Saturday:
Since their occupation Of Colenso the
| Beers have not tried to advance furth-
| er south. Estcourt is now becoming
strong and growing camp. Major Wolfe
| Murray is in temporary command. The
| enemy bombarded Colenso on Thursday
| until sunset at the extreme range of
his niue-centimeter Krupp guns. A
general Boer advance is not thought
probable. Means have been taken to
secure Pietermaritzburg against any
possible attack and also to relieve Lady
smith before the enemy can come
further.
widespread rumors, of both Dutch
and native origin, have been current
since yesterday morning, during a re-
connaisance from Ladysmith north
ward, toward Matawan's Hoek and
NiclTolson's Mex, the British troops en-
gagged the army. 1t is said that Lyd-
dite battery drove the Beers into val
ley, where the British cavalry charged
through them. The Boer losses in this
engagement are said to have reached
1000, the British losses being only about
100 1t is a fact that General Joubert
drew in his line to-day and that the
Beers now have only outposts at Colen-
so. Runners are bringing the names OF
the Beers who were killed and wound
ed outside Ladysmith. and their reports
have caused much mourning among the
relatives"
According to special dispatches from
Escourt the Beers on Thursday asked
days armistice General White agreed
to this, on condition that they would
make no movement. The British mill
tary balloon, however detected the
Beers massing to the south and Gener-
al White thereupon renewed the attack.
Reports have reached Cape Town to
the effect that on the arrival at johann
nesburg of the news of the Boer reverse
at Elandslaagte the whole Rand special
police force was sent to the front with
guns from Johannesburg fort, the
fortress being left with only one gun
and garrison of twenty men
The men of the Eighteenth Hussars
who were captured at Dundee first took
refuge in a Kaffir Kraal, where they
fought stubbornly, only surrendering
dllef lOul hTupp GHeliS luu eAPiOuSu III
the Kraal A large Boer force has been |
sent to reinforce General Schalkburger |
on the Tuli border. The Beers have re-
paired the railway between Volksrust |
and Newcastle
The Daily Mail has the following |
from Peietermaritzburg THE pro-
gress of the Beers through Zululand is
by many excesses. Pome-
roy village is in ashes, and the stores
and farms are being wantonly looted"
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-11-08

way. There has been steady falling
Off of the vote of both parties, but
while the fusionists have suffered but
little, the republican loss has been not
less than three to Il precinct. If the
present ratio is maintained, ex-Govern-
or Holcomb and the fusion state ticket
will be elected by not less than 10000.
Fusionists claim much more.
Midnight: Returns up to midnight
continue to show the same fusion gain
as earlier reports, and there is no longer
the least doubt of the fusion tickets
election.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-11-08
NEW YORK CITY.
Democrats Carry Everything-Syny
Cleared for Rapid Transit

Democrats Carry Everything-Wny
Cleared for Rapid Transit.
New York, Nov.7.--The election in the
four counties that make up the city of
New York resulted in the victory of
every democratic candidate on every
county ticket except Gray democratic
candidate for register in Kings who
was beaten because of his failure to put
in an appearance before the Mazet in
vestigation committee and answer
charges made against him. Democratic
majorties We're about normal, being in
New York county over $4,000. In Kings
county the democratic vote fell off from
last year when Van Wyck ran exceed
ingly strong in Brooklyn. The Tam
many exultation was not over the coun-
ty tickets victory, which had been ex-
pected, but over the defeat of Assem-
blyman Mazet, republican, which they
had hoped, prayed and worked for.
From Mr.. Croker down, the Tammany
men shouted over Mazets downfall.
Senator Platt intimated late tonight
that MaZet might be seated in the next
assembly in which the republicans will
have 80 majority as against is majority
in the last assembly. The Tammany
democrats openly denounce ex-senator
Hill, whom they blamed for the reverses
up the state. The republicans in New
York county elected only four assem-
blymen, one of them member of the
citizens union. Walton, the democratic
candidate for sheriff of Kings county,
wins by nearly 10000 plurality. Greater
New York has given an overwhelming
vote in favor of constitutional amend
ment No. 2. This separates city and
debts and clears the way for
rapid transit.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-11-08
ENTIRE BRITISH ARMY
To be Modified and Held Ready for
Any Emergency.

London, Nov Tt is now virtually
decided to send another division of 10,-
900 men to South Africa as speedily as
possible For this purpose a second
and third army corps will be mobilized
The second will consist of 10000 men,
of which 10000 will go to Africa the
rest being concentrated at Aldershot in
readiness for emergencies. The third
corps, nominal affair, will number
25. 900 men. who will be used for garri-
son purposes at home, Thus the entire
British army will virtually be mobilz-
ed. which will be an unprecedented oc-
currence.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-11-08
NEW YORK STATE.
Democrats Suffer Grave Reverses Up
State--Mazet Defeated.

StOte-MhZtd DeIehtcus
New York, Nov. 7, II p. m-Returns
of the state and city so far received
indicate that the republicans will have
about the same majority in the next
assembly as in the last, the democratic
gains in this city being offset by losses
in the lesser counties. In 113 assembly
districts, which have reported, includ-
Ing tWenty-nine in this city, seventy
I'VE republicans and thirty-eight demo-
Gratis were elected. The democrats suf-
Tered grave reverses in Erie county
tFutfalo) and Chemung county, the
nome of ex-senator d. B. HILL In the
city elections up the state the demo-
cratic vote showed great falling off.
Buffalo, Troy and Albany gave large
republican majorities, a complete over
turn, Mayor James X. Mcclure, DEM,
is reelected mayor of Syracuse, trib-
ute to his personal. popularity.
In the four counties of New York
city the usual big democratic majorities
We're rolled up, every candidate in
every county being elected except
Gray, dem, candidate for register of
Kings, against whom charges of cor
ruption had been made Tammany
shows no 'elation over the plurality of
1900 for it's New York county ticket,
having expected it. The rejoicing is
over the defeat of >Assemblyman Rob-
ert Mazet rep, by p. M. Stewart, In
the Nineteenth assembly district, which
usually is strongly republican. DR.. N.
H. Henry, republican, in the Fifth as7
sembly district, against whom the la
Dor union made fight, was reelected.
In the Thirty-fou congressional
district E. B. Vreeland rep, was elect
ed by an enormous majority at least
10000