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New-York tribune., 1899-12-18
MEN GOING FROM HERE TO ENLIST.

Charles ID. Pierce. Consul General Of the Orange
Free State In this city. says that for several weeks
men have been sailing from American ports for
Europe. where they are met by Boer agents. who
after making sure that these men want TO enlist
In the Boer army. aid them in reaching Africa.
Mr. Pierce. naturally, s guarded in revealing the
places where these Boer agents can be found, but
SAYS that those who want to fight with the Beers
might do well 10 write for full Information TO Or.
Hendrick Muller The Hague. Mr.. Pierce has
no funds at his disposal TO pay transportation, and
OF course, no armed force would be allowed to sail
from this country 10 help the Beers.
ArmF and ammunition can be sold TO the Beers
or 10 the British, but subject to the right OF
seizure I'm transit, Mr. Pierce says. by the opposing
nation This Is OF little use To the Beers. as they
have no seaport and navy. Mr.. Pierce says
England is buying ammunition here at present.
Many Engishmen have applied at the British
or y, south Africa saving ibey want 70 nh. in
New-York tribune., 1899-12-18
MINISTER'S MAY RESIGN.

GRAVITY OF THE CRISIS RECOGNIZED AT
LAST IN ENGLAND.
London, Dec 11.-"Black Week." as last week
is now universally called, has evidently aroused
the Government and the War Office to a full
sense of their responsibility and of the magni-
tude OF the task before them. The papers unani-
mously applaud this awakening despite the fact
that they recognize that the heroic measures
now decided upon savor rather Of weakness than
of strength.
Rumor has it that the question Of expense has
really been at the bottom of the half hearted
measures hitherto adopted. and 1t is not
likely that Sir Michael Hicks Beach, Chancellor
OF the Exchequer, and other members Of the
Cabinet will resign.
New-York tribune., 1899-12-18
OFFERS TO RAISE TROOPS.

Ottawa. Ont. Dec H.-Charles G. d. Roberts,
author and poet OF New-York. telegraphed to-day
to Dr. Borden Minister of Militia Offering his SER
vices in South Africa
Dr. Borden has also received an offer from the
president of manufacturing concern In the United
States who was at time member OF the
Grand Trunk Rifle Brigade in Canada, Offering to
raise a regiment Of Canadians in the United States
In such a way would violate the neutrality
laws. Another offer comes from Idaho TO raise five
hundred men. Besides these, there Is batch OF In
dividuaI offers from all over Canada.
New-York tribune., 1899-12-18
FREIGHT RATES TO BE ADVANCED.
GENERAL INCREASE EAST AND WEST OF CHICAGO


GENERAL. INCREASE EAST AND WEST OF CHICAGO
ON JANUARY 1.
crb,caao Dec 17-"The Chronicle tomorrow will
say that one OF the most radical and general ad-
vances ever made IN freight rates will go into erect
on all the railroads east and west OF Chicago on
January l. Thousands OF articles or every day con-
sumption will be affected, and the increase will
average 35 and 40 per cent. the jump on many
classes reaching 80 per cent The contemplated ac-
ton OF the railroad officers has aroused the ship
ping OF the country and vigorous protests
are being made against the sweeping rise
The shippers say that II the carrying charges are
increased to the extent by the railroads
Il will have the effect Of increasing retail prices
In every line OF trade Sugar, soap. coffee flour.
coal and farm implements are few Of the artl-
cles to be affected. On these, well as 1900
other articles the increase will run from 20 TO 40
per cent The rate coal for example, west Of
Chicago, will be pushed up rs cents on the ton.
Rates on cattle will be advanced 10 2S cents hun
dred pounds and hogs and sheep will go up from %
10 30 cents and dressed meat to 40 cents hundred
pounds Hay is another article that will feel the
advance severely. The tariff on this will be In
creased 81 10 ton.
On the roads east OF Chicago the Increase In
rates will DO accomplished by changing the class
under which the articles affected shipped. This
will be done by taking the items out OF what are
known as commodity" classes and putting them
in the regular classes. The roads east OF Chicago
Chicago shippers circulating petitions asking
the railroads defer the announced advances until
April l. to enable them catch up with their
orders Should the railroad officers refuse dlsas-
trous results to manufacturers and wholesalers
will il Is asserted be the consequence Shippers In
several tobbing centres talk OF appealing to the
Judiciary to prevent what they term the arbitrary
action OF the railroads
Officers OF the railroads in defence of their
increasing action declare that the advances are
made necessary by the increased cost OF every
thing they are compelled to buy, from ties TO en-
gines They further aver that there is no reason
No should
rates while merchants. manufacturers and others
are advancing prices.
New-York tribune., 1899-12-18
CEUTA NOT CEDED TO RUSSIA.

Madrid, Dec 17.-Sehor Silvela, the Premier
replying TO a question the subject in the
chamber Of Deputies yesterday, said the report
VI an alliance between Spain and Russia. based
t1vn , The cesson Of Ceuta the Spanish seaport
on. H 81 IN Morocco opposite Gibraltar. was with
ou1 foundation.
Ic, either now nor in the future" he declared
noss.soplalh opalh on any account cede her African
New-York tribune., 1899-12-18
SWELLING HOSPITAL SHIP FUND.
TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS RAISED AT A
FAREWELL BANQUET.

London. Dec 1S.-The farewell banquet at
Carlton Hall last evening. in aid Of the fund for
the American hospital ship Maine realized
$1,000 Among those present were the Duke and
Duchess Of Connaught, the Marquis of Lorne'
the United States Ambassador and Mrs. Choate,
Prince Christian of Schleswig- -Holstein, Lady
Randolph Churchill, Mrs. Arthur Paget, Count
Deyn the Austro- Hungarian Ambassador. and
Baron de Staal, the Russian Ambassador.
New-York tribune., 1899-12-18
prpFI11ON IN CAPE COLONY.
>.,T1vrs LIKEWISE DISTURBED OVER

r,,r NATIVES LIKEWISE DISTURBED OVER
BRITISH REvERsEs.
c,orxstroom. Cape Colony. Dec. 15.-As
- ~ the British reverses the whole country
- the northward is virtually in state Of re-
bellion
1he natives there as we'll as those in Basuto-
,o,d are said TO be much disturbed, and to be
New-York tribune., 1899-12-18

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New-York tribune., 1899-12-18
lord ROBERTS OVER ALL
Continued from first pnEc'

The tragic circumstances Of the appon,.'i' CIV
a, Lord Roberts almost simultaneously VII" '"e
announcement of the death Of MS proliiiSiis SOii
excite the deepest public sympathy' D4eu'eia'i'
Roberts was an only. son ana ha0 'ee" ms
fathers aide-de-camp since 1873 he served IN
o,a IN the Chitral and Nile expedi-
,,ors ~r'' sucb was his display of gallantry on
So. e., On attempt to rescue the guns that
-. NC. rooo,,mended for the Victoria Cross.
New-York tribune., 1899-12-18
BoERS ACCUSED OF TREACHERY.

0NTisH OFFICER MADE A PRISONER
WHILE ANSWERING A FLAG OF TRUCE
LONDON, Dec. 1S.-The War Office has received
- 'Oi'o"ing dispatch. dated December II, from
"efai Forester-W Walker at Cape Town:
poin tnueh h reports that Lieutenant Chandos-
'e was taken prisoner last Thursday when 60
New-York tribune., 1899-12-18

War Office declaring that. as a correspondent,
he considered his detention as a war prisoner
unJustiiable. He expressed in his letter the
highest appreciation OF his treatment His
escape was cleverly executed, but there is little
chance of his being able to cross the border
New-York tribune., 1899-12-18

ing to meet flag Of truce He was waving his
handkerchief in response and was unarmed
Gatacre has removed his troops and stores to
oterkstroom from Putter's Kraal French has
established headquarters at Arundel.
Nandermerwe. with commando is reported
moving south from Jacobsdal
New-York tribune., 1899-12-18

Great Britain. except, perhaps. the Prince Of
Monaco.
Mr.. Redmond said. Mr. Chamberlain deserves
not doctors, but executioners"
Ultimately a resolution proposed by Mr..
Davitt, was carried, denounc.ng the war and
calling upon the Powers, particularly the United
States, to take steps to insure the independence
Of the Boer Republic
WhiIe Maud Come was speaking somebody
shouted reference to the PhGnix Park mur-
ders. The chairman and Mr.. Davitt warmly pro-
tested, however, that no violence should be
shown.
evoked by rumor that Ladysmith had fallen.
Maud Come and Mr.. Connolly drove off with
the intention OF holding open air meetings. but
the police arrested Mr. Connolly.
New-York tribune., 1899-12-18

and c. NJ Hendley of Washington, are corpora
tors The West Virginia Central Railway Com.
pany controlled by these interests Is sdd; 70
tonal coke ovens to be built. and Is arranging 20
mine eight thousand OF coal daily, an increase
OF three thousand tons.
New-York tribune., 1899-12-18
A DAMAGE COMMISSION IN NATAL.


Durham, Dec 16.-"The Natal Government Ca
zstte' announces that General Butler has ap-
pointed a commission TO inquire into the losses
q the people OF the colony resulting from the
Boer invasion.
New-York tribune., 1899-12-18

loo!ng heart regarding the strength OF the
British
Cape Town. Dec. 14,-seoret meetings Of Boer
sy1npatbizers continue TO be held In various
parts Of Cape Colony. and the attitude OF the
Dutch farmers is truculent.
New-York tribune., 1899-12-18

GoNDoLA CARS FOR SOUTHERN RAILWAY.
Admission, Ala. Dec. 1L-The Southern Railway
Company has given the Southern Car and Foundry
Company an order for one thousand gondola cars
and seven hundred Of them will be built at tne
Admission shops.
New-York tribune., 1899-12-18

CHURCHILLS LETTER OF FAREWELL.
London, Dec. IA dispatch from Pretoria,
dated December 13, says that before the escape
OF Winston Churchill he wrote to the Transvaal
New-York tribune., 1899-12-18
WAR SERMONS IN HALIFAX.

tho British army but they told that there Is
no fund available for that purpose.
The Winslow mail., 1899-01-21
PUDDING MADE OF CEMENT.
The Mistake of an English Company
Cook Deprived the Soldiers OF
Their Desert.

Some time ago, writes volunteer in
the London Telegraph, spent week
with garrison battery in south coast
fort. On the last day the sergeants sat
down to an exceptionally fine dinner.
the GROWING glory of which was a
large plum pudding. l had made the
pudding two days before, had it boiled
and now, reheated. it made its appear
ance, amid the welcome shouts of my
brother warriors, and naturally felt
bit proud of it, for l hadn't been a
ships cook for nothing.
Seems mighty hard" remarked the
sergeant major, as he vainly tried to
stick his fork into it. "Have you boiled
us a cannon ball, Browney?"
"Or the regimental football?" asked
another.
where did you get the -four from?"
questioned Sergt. Smith.
"Where from?" | retorted. ''From
store No. 5, of course"
"The deuce you did," roared the
quartermaster sergeant. "Then. hang
you, you've made the pudding with
Portland cement"
And so it proved. That pudding is
now preserved in the battery museum.
The Winslow mail., 1899-01-21
LOUIS PHILIPPE IN EXILE.
When O Poor Duke He Wanted to
Marry an American Girl, But
Her Father Objected.

4 merchant prince was great man IN
Sld Philadelphia far greater man
than the master of little school, even
though it were the most select in the
city-even though the teacher were an
exiled French gentleman of royal blood,
duke of Orleans then, King Louis
Philippe in after years.
The story of how the princely school
master courted the charming Abigail,
daughter of Thomas Willing, is re-
lated with new detail in a recent num-
Der of the Ladies' Home Journal.
Dressed in his best, and probably, not
withstanding that ne was modest and
sensible young man, little in fear of an
unfavOrable response, the exiled prince
called on the American merchant and
asked him for his daughter. There was
perhaps, more pride than humility in
TIE answer he received:
''Sir, should you ever be restored to
your hereditary position, you will be
too great a match for my daughter; if
not, she is too great match for you"
So the poor schoolmaster went away
disappointed, and, although only his
position" and the lady's appear to have
been considered by the hard-hearted
parent, it is probable that if Mistress
Abigail had not agreed with his opinion
she would have made her influence felt.
AS it was, Louis Philippe married
Princess Marie Amelie, daughter Of the
King of Naples, while Abigail Willing, of
Philadelphia, who might have been
queen OF France, became plain Mrs.
Richard Peters.
The Winslow mail., 1899-01-21
.POLITENESS FOR NOTHING.
The Gallant Action of n Man Brings
Only Humiliation nt the Hands
of n Proud Woman.

A styiishly attired woman was seen
walking down Washington street the
other day, attracting considerable at
tcntion by her fine figure and graceful
carriage. Men turned to glance after
der and women managed to see the
sweep of her skirt and the cut of her
coat behind out of the corners of their
eyes without turning around at all,
habit most women have. At all events
he woman was stunning and young
u tist, turning to obtain third look a;
-tcr, saw to his delight that she dropped
1cr purse. HurrIedly he ran to wher.
the object lay and stopped down to get
IL. At the same instant a ragged Italian
sscman made grab at it, says the Chi
2dgo Chronicle.
The young artist got it and the wom-
Al got it, and both were determined to
retain his hold. After some words on
:he subject. during which the artist felt
like fool, he conquered and rushed
frantically down the street, where the
stunning woman could still be seen. He
was breathless when he overlook her,
i'ut, lifting his hat politely, he said:
saw you uIop your purse. Hdu"Il,
md take pleasure in returning it to
Sou." Haughtily the woman looked at
1lm. Really, sir, you are very Kind,
but / have my purse" and she extended
toward him a brand new article that
add certainly just been taken from Its
paper wrapping. 81 changed my money
in this one," she continued, land threw
he old cne away. You may have it if
xou like"
The Winslow mail., 1899-01-21
CENTENARIAN PENSIONERS.
The Queer Discovery That Has just
Been MRde by the Spanish n1in-
istry OF Justice.

Annutants never die. The fact has
just been Illustrated by a circular from
the Spanish ministry of justice , the
collective ls'elates of Spain. a law was
passed in 1887 dealing with the Spanish
national debt. according to which law
there were certain nuns in,Spanish cen
vents and ieterhoods who held q lien
on The sd a tie for small allowance to
be paid by the treasury to each mem
Der yearly. The circular goes on to
state in calm. official style that in 1891
the youngest .cf these religious ladies
was IT. the eldest was C6. Between
them comes a varying list of ages. and
all these ladies. belt remembered. were
state annuitants. And now we are in
1898. and not a single death las been
recorded in these 81 years. The nuns
have with complete unanimity and UNI
formity paced peacefully through the
century. and remain perfect and UNI
broken body Of annuita nts still. The
youngest would be rs. the eldest 1871
and almost all the others have scored
their three figures. The treasury finds
Something suspicious in this unbroken
succession OF centenarfars, costing it
ITO less than 9O.CGO francs Their lord
ships are asked for an explanation and
the venerable nuns are invited to fur
nish proof that they really are alive,
failing which," says the circular
abruptly, "ye shall be scheduled as
dead"
The Winslow mail., 1899-01-21
A TERRIBLE PLANT.
Properties Are Deadly in
E@cct.

Among the plants of the earth prob
ably none possess stranger properties
than the talavatch Of Mexico. It's tox
ic effects are re1narkable as those as
cribed TO the tabled waters of the
Lethe, only do they differ in that in
stead Of destroying he memory Of the
past, as the Letheon potion was sup
posed to do. the talavat tch works a de-
struction of the memory of he things
CRY Of the past. The victim knows 10
more of time, but that which is in th>
past before he has quaffed this strange
and awful decoction. The physica!
functions are in no wise disturbed by
its admin istra lion. but the mind hence
forth becomes no longer receptive, and
passing events are not noted by it, and
no record is made in the realm of rea
son as to what transpires. The vic
tim often lives for years after having
been "talavatched." but always lives
in the past. Past delights are mostly
dWelt upon and conversed about. Sad
indeed is the case cf a member Of the
royal family of Mexico, relic Of the
days Of the empire, who for years has
been the victim Of the effects of this
wonderful drug. She was poisoned
with it by an unfaithful servant, and
to-day lives in strict seclusion, still in
her mind the proud poss essor of all
the privileges of her departed nobility.
There is in Texas a plant OF similar
species known es the loco weed, which,
when eaten by horses, always renders
them insane, but prod no impair
r11nr,t Of hndu
The Winslow mail., 1899-01-21
LED BY THE BLIND.
A Tfmid Woman Conducted Across q
Crowded Street by Sight
less Man.

81 saw a most remarkable occurrence
en- the street the other day" said a pro-
fcssional man, reports the Cleveland
Plain Dealer, "and it made deep i'm
preston on me. y lady came down Eu-
cid avenue and stopped at the corner
# Bend street. She evidently wanted
to cross to the other side Of the avenue.
She was not a young woman and she did
not lGok strong. There was quite a
ie N of vehicles in the street, motor cars,
wagons and bicycles. and she seemed a
Ettle timid about risking the passage.
As she hesitated q man came up Bond
street and paused beside her. He was
a well-dressed man and carried heavy
cane, which noticed he used constant
ly as if he might be a little lame.
Sir said the lady to him. can ask
you to offer me the protection of your
arm in crossing the street?'
''She said this in a very sweet ard
ladylike way and the man with the
cane touched his hat.
Certainly, madam he replied and
offered his arm. AS they crossed the
street ! followed close behicd tte!n.
The man with the care was very care
fIl. He halted several times. but they
reached the other side without mishap
As the lady let go of his arm she said:
THANK you, sir, for your courtesy
end protection
"'You are quite welcome, madam he
replied. But l fear you overvalue my
observation-disclosures | am blind!'
"And touching his hat again he
turned and picked his way up the
crowded sidewalk"
The Winslow mail., 1899-01-21
Some English Emigrants.

Up till now, if the inha btant OF a
Norfolk village emigrates, it is gen.
orally to America. says a writer in
Longman's Magazine, and very often he
does not like America when he gets
there. l remember blacksmith with
whom / was well acquainted going
there, but in a couple of years or Sc he
was TO be seen working at the old forge
in his native village. asked him why
he had come back, and he told me that
he earned plenty of money out there,
but he didn't like it." When | was in
New York tailor came to see me who
had been an apprentice here in Bungay.
He told me the same story. Plenty of
money, especially at times, but he
meant tc get back as soon as he could"
Also | had a conversation with an Eng
lish coachman whose tale was much
the same. His wages were large, but
there weren't no society for such as
him; IN the states they were all gents
or niggers."
The Winslow mail., 1899-01-21
SOLDIERS LOSE FILLINCS.
Teeth Arc Strangely Affected by the
Climate In Cuba and
Perto Rico.

The soldiers who went down into the
fever-infeeted island OF Cuba discov-
cred many stra nge things about the
climate ard its effects upon them. TIE
terrific downpours of rain. like moth
ilg to which they were acct:s toned.
followed 50 shortly by blist ering heat
for a few hours, were decided novelty.
especially to the Chicago soldiers, &C
customed though they are to the varia-
BILE weather of this city. But perhaps
the oldest manifesto tom of the CHI
mate was in the fact that nearly all
the men who had gold filings In their
teeth discovered before they left Cuba
or soon after their return home that
the filings had either loosened or
dropped out altogether, says the Chi
cago Chronicle.
Whether the gold shrunk or the
teeth expanded. under the influence Of
the peculiar climatic conditions is
something hat returned warriors have
not determined, but certain +hey are
that some strange things happened
which made the filings loosen and drop
out and the dentists who performed
the original opera ations have been busy
ever since trying to explain the why's.
A correspondent returned from
Porto Rico, who spent several months
en- dispatch boat cruising between
Cuba and jamaica and the other is
Lands of Ahose seas. reports another
odd ciIrum stance. The bunch of keys
he carried in his pocket from the time
he left Chicago was not only badly
corroded, but an aluminium tag at
tached to the key ring vas as badly
rusted and corroded as if it were tin.
And these keys and the tag never fell
into the water or were exposed to the
dews by an accident. They corroded
while presumably safe in their own
er's pocket.
The Winslow mail., 1899-01-21
BIG GARDENS.
The First and Greatest WAS Eden
Ornamental Lands cf the
Infant Races.

The controlling idea of ancient art
was to beautify the earth. The entire
world was conceived IN eastern imagi-
nation as garden, says Lippincott's.
The great mountains and broad val
leys, with their rivers I'd wooded
plains, were but the mocern1 park rem
dered colossal. Like Estes Park, in
Colorado, or the Yellowstone National
park, inclosing thousands Of square
miles and whole mountain ranges. all
kept as a delight to the eye, the east
ern abode Of men, including he whole
visible world, was deemed an object fit
to be beautilied, in which landscape
cities and contiguous Kingdoms were
to be elements and play the part which
statues and shGubbeTy do with us. Tue
first garden of thefworld- Eden-was
the greatest, and the orn me ntal lands
of the infant races were co-extensive
with the world. All Syria glittered in
the sun with sparkling cities that
dotted it's warm plains like the white
dwellings scattered on the hills of
southern France. It was garden in
which cities we're the flowers and
mountain ranges the retreats, where
the valley of Rerseelas and the walls
OF Cashmere would Ee bmt sunny SPOTS.
About the earliest work Of art PRO-
jected in that Countrywide tower Of
Babel-was designed to be mcnr-
ment so high that all the world could
see it.. Like Pixies peak TO the emf
grants Of he plains. 1T was to Re uni
versal guide. which. like d compass or
landmark, should prevent the people,
wherever wandering, from scattering
beyond recall. ..