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The morning news., 1899-12-31
FUNERAL OF GEN. LAwTox.
His Body Removed TO Transport
Thomas 10 he Brought Home.

Manila, Dec. 80, 8 p. m-The funeral of
Gen. Henry W. Lawton. who was k.led
at San Mateo Dec. IS, was he'd to-day with
impressive ceremonies. The remains weFe
conveyed from the Paco Cemetery down to
the Luneta, to Pasig and thence to the
transport Thomas which sails to-mor-
row afternoon.
As the body was removed from the vault
Chaplain Marin read the prayers. The
personal staff of the late General was aug
mented by Color Sergeant Simon, Trump
eter Haberkam and PrIvates Oakum ana
Mohrusen The latter, who were closely
connected with Gen. Lawton's recent cam
paign, bore the casket from the vault TO
a sixIhorsed caisson waiting at the gate.
The funeral procession was composed
of the band of the Twentieth Regiment,
Gen. Hall and his staff, two troops of the
Fourth Cavalry, who We're with Gen.
Lawton at the time of his death, bat
terry of artillery, a number of clergymen,
the caisson, covered with flowers: the per.
sonal STAFF of the General on foot Gems.
Wheeler. Bates Forsythe, Kobbe and
Schwan and Rear Admiral Watson in
three carriages; a naval battalion, Maj.
Gen. Otis and mis- staff the foreign con-
suls in full dress and the members of the
Philippine Supreme Court.
Native delegations from the towns
where Gen. Lawton established civil gov
ernments presented wreaths Women
from the same towns waited on Mrs. Law
ton yesterday and presented her with their
condolences and flowers.
Crowds of natives and Americans wit
ha hog r,tn scA
dirges and the crowds uncovered.
At Pasig the casket was transferred to
a tug, taps" was sounded and prayers
were offered by Chaplain Pierce
-Four enlisted pall-bearers viii accom-
pany the remains to the United States.
The morning news., 1899-12-31
THE FAMOUS HILTON TROPHY.
NEW JERSEY REPLIES To GEOR-
GIA'S STATEMENT.

Gov voorhees, and Judge Advocate
Meany Express Surprise That Geor-
gia should Say Anything More
About It-They Charge an Effort TO
Prejudice the Public by ..GarbIed
F"cts''-GeOrgin's Contention "Jus-
titled But Not Wen Founded"
New York, Dec. 3O.-Gen Bird w. spen-
Ger, inspector general of rifle practice #
the New Jersey Guard and head of the
rife range at Seagirt n. j.. issued a
statement to-day in reply to the Georgia
rifle team, which claimed it won the Hill
ton trophy last year at Sea Girt, although
the trophy was awarded to New Jersey.
The statement is as follows:
The Georgia team, desiring apparently
10 keep alive the controversy about the
Hilton trophy and having published IN
address to the public, Notwithstanding
their appeal was heard and decided
against them by the Executive Committea
of the New Jersey Rifle Association, Gov.
voorhees, and Gen. Meany constituting the
committee which heard and decided the
appeal, have given out to the public the
following statement:
" The attention of the undersigned has
been called to a communication, published
in the public press of Dec. p, 1899, ap-
parently signed by members of the rifle
team from the state of Georgia, which
competed at Sea Girt at the last meeting
of the New Jersey Rife Association, ques-
tioning the justice of our decision with
reference to the protest from the Georgia
team upon the award of the Hilton trophy
to the New Jersey team.
" The facts which were brought out in
the hearing had before us and upon which
We rendered a decision, dismissing the ap-
peal of the Georgia team and affirming
the award of the executive officer, are
not fully set forth in said communication.
q" Al said hearing the members of the
Georgia team and their counsel, Col Law
ton, were given every opportunity to pre-
sent all facts within their knowledge or
reach, and to make such arguments as in
the judgment of Col. Lawton the evidence
would permit
After hearing all the evidence offered
by both sides 10 the controversy, and af
er a full and fair consideration thereof,
the undersigned were of the opinion that
there was not shadow of doubt that the
decision of the executive officer was cor
rect and should be affirmed.
' We assumed that the members of the
Georgia team were also convinced that
they were in error, and that their conten-
tion, though justified was not well found
ed and their counsel did not consider IL
worth while to make any argument after
hearing the evidence in behalf OF the
claims of The New Jersey team.
. We, therefore, confess considerable
surprise that further efforts should be
made 10 prejudice the public mind by the
rub alton of garbled facts and arguments
tased upon, but a partial statement of The
evidence produced before us and upon
which our decision was made.
Foster M. Voorhees,
Governor of New Jersey"
Edward p. Meany,
Judge Advocate of N. J.
Executive Committee N. J. State Rife AS
ISOLATION"
The morning news., 1899-12-31
INCREASED FREIGHT RATES.
Attorney General Can Take No Ac-
tiOn Under Antitrust Law.

Washington. Dec. SO.-Attorney General
Griggs to-day returned to the Interstate
Commerce Commission the transcript OF
the evidence taken at a hearing before the
commission last week IN the matter Of the
new freight classification. with a view to
action by the Attorney General under the
antitrust law If his judgment warrants
the same
The Attorney General he'd that on the
facts submitted such acton would net
only be futile, but absurd" and that the
only remedy is by appeal TO the commits
sion under the interstate commerce law.
The new classification, operative next
Monday, advances rates all along the line
on the railroads north of the Ohio and
Potomac and east of the Mississippi riv-
ers, some sixty roads in all adopting the
new schedule.
The Attorney General sayssthe chang s
made ard not the method of making them
is what the shippers complain of: that
there is no contract combination or con-
spiracy shown as is necessary to violate
the att! trust law; no suppy ession OF com
petition, no arbitrary fixing Of rates, nor
restraint of interstate commerce.
The morning news., 1899-12-31
MERCER MAY BE ARRESTED.
Report That He May BE Prosecuted
Before High Court.


Paris, Dec SO.-There are persistent
reports in Nationalist circles that the gov
ernment has decided upon the arrest and
prosecution of Gen. MERCER before a sec
ond high court Immediately.
According 20 these reports an important
debate respecting the conspiracy cases and
the charge against Gen. MERCER will take
place in the Chamber of Deputies as soon
as the session begins, and it is said the
premier, M. Waldeck- Rousseau. will re-
ply 10 his adversaries by announcing the
arrest of Gen. Mercier and his arraign-
ment before the high court
The Nationalist organs insist that the
government has decided on the plan, but
they suggest that it may be changed, in
view of the premature revelation.
Gen. Mercier at the present moment Is
a senatorial candidate in the Lolre-lnfer-
ieure One of his friends said to-day the
general has resolved not TO discuss he
matter as he was determined not 20 give
the government a weapon to use againsi
him He was convinced, however, that
his arrest would sound the defeat Of the
government candidates in the senatorial
elections, while he himself was certain o.
election.
II is expected that the trials before the
high court will be concluded before he
middle of next week and NM. Derouede
and Meurit will almost certainly be con-
victed although come of the other prison
ers will probably be acquitted.
The Journal des Debats tonight says:
'The nearer the trial draws to q con-
clusion, the palmer the emptiness OF the
charges becomes. Agitation, demonstra-
lions and a few slight offenses have per-
haps occurred, but there is no evidence
shown Of the concerted plot or crime
against the state, the repression of which
he public prosecutor demands"
The Journal des Debats concludes with
out expressing Itself in favor Of the sim
rle solution of the unsatisfactory situa-
lion suggested by the Figaro, namely. that
Waldeck- Rousseau accord the convicted
rrlsoners the benefit Of the Berenger law
which pardons first offenses
The morning news., 1899-12-31
GREETINGS FROM KIMBERLEY.
Compliments of the Season Exchang-
ed With the Queen.

Compliments of the Season Exchang-
ed With the Queen.
London, Dec. SO.--The war office issued
a dispatch, dated Cape Town, Friday, Dec.
%, evening, saying that Col. Kekewich
wired, through the general commanding
at Modder river on Dec. 2S, as follows
Il am desired by the Mayor and Coun-
Gil to forward the following for trans
mission through the proper channel:
To Her Most Gracious Majesty, the
Queen: The inhabitants of Kimberley beg
to send Your Majesty New Years greet
ings. The trouble they have passed
through and are still enduring only tends
to love and Loyalty towards Your Majes-
TVS throne and person.
r. II. Henderson
Mayor, on behalf of the Inhabitants
The war Office also issued the follow
ing addressed to the Secretary of State
for War:
Please send the following to Col. Keke.
Wich for communication to the Mayor and
Council from the Queen:
4 am deeply touched by your kind
and loyal New Years greeting. / watch
with admiration your determination and
gallant defense, though l regret the un-
avoidable loss of life incurred -
The morning news., 1899-12-31
--1-N1-e--
BOERS SEIZED ALL THE GOLD.
Took Thousands of Dollars From
British and Americans.

British and Americans.
New York, Dec 9O.-Howard ]. Roths-
child, an American citizen, who was en-
poyed on the Standard and Diggers News,
a mining paper published in Johannes
burg, has just got back 10 New York
from the Transvaal. Mr.. Rothschild was
at Pigrims Rest, a little mining camp 1SO
miles northeast of johannesburg, when
the Beers declared war Oct II.
There were 500 whites, mostly Ameri-
cans and Englishmen, in Pilgrims Rest"
said Mr. Rothschild, when the war was
declared. We al asked permission to stay,
and the Beers at first gave us permission
to do so on the understanding that we
would form a home guard to protect the
place from the British or any one else.
We accepted on these conditions, but the
next dav we were told by the burghers
tbat we had twenty-four hours to either
enlist in the Boer army or get out OF The
place Most of US decided 10 get out.
oThere was $4,000 in gold wnich had
been taken from the mine ana lhe Duis IL
ers seized this, first giving f. B. Thomp-
son Scotchman, and secretary OF the
Evl,stein Mining Company, a receipt ana
a note promising that the Transvaal gov
eminent would repay the money upon the
concrtsion of the war. This same pro-
ceeding look place at all OF the mines not
shut IN in the besieged towns.
"Nfr. Thompson and l went TO the sta
hlae 10 get horses to ride out to inspect
q mine some miles In the country wneh
we we're approached by an American nam
ed RIake now a second lieutenant IN the
Roer army. Blake, who had recruited 2OO
Americans for the Boer army, showed us
a proclamation confscating all horses
fodder. gold and stores.
"Thompson and / returned TO his mouse,
hut found that the Boer commissioner had
Lien possession Of his residence. worth
sSo ooo In it was the finest collection OF
ia nuggets in South Africa, worth $50 :
"a MIR. Thompson also had $4,000 In gold
In his own, all Of which went 10 the
TransVaaL - - .4t a
"Thousand Of Englishmen were treated
q, tbe some way. When the Beers TOOK
r,oeseeslou of the gold mine az Pilgrims
Pest thev turned out all the kafiir labor.
ers broke the pumping machinery and
flooded the mine. In. ,..
and an armed escort FOR me long roe 20
Johannesburg.
.Reipg unable 10 prove that was an
American citizen. ] was treated me same
~ the British subjects.
"rhe Boer women, abe g0hnR boys nhh
the oid men have icft Their own farms
srd sre working the government fafmH'
eidaa bv Knnirs In iha way tney can
keeD their armies wfll pfoNsipne1.
The morning news., 1899-12-31
GERMAN STEAMER SEIZED.
uUNDESRATH TAKEN TO DURAN
AS A BRITISH PRIZE.

captured on DeIagOa Bay by the
. cruiser Magicienne-Reason Given
Is That She Carried German Ofn-
GERS and Men Who Were Going to
serve the Boers-German Govern
ment Has Promised to Take Early
Action in the Case.
Lourenzo Marquee. Delagoa Bay, Dec
sO-rhe German steamer Bundesrath, be-
longing to the German East African Line,
has been captured, as a prize, and taken
20 Durham. The Bundesrath arrived here
from Mozambique.
The capture of the Bundesrath has in
creased the already strong anti-Britsh
feeling here of the Hollander and German
section of the population.
To Go Before Prize Court
Durham, Dec. 29.-The British cruiser
Magicienne seized the German steamer
Buudesrath in North Deagoa bay She
WI be brought before prize court.
Had No Contraband of War.
Hamburg, Dec. SO.-The directors of the
German East African Line have received
news of the arrest of the imperial mail
the port of Durham refused an explanation
of the cause of the seizure
1t is declared here that there was no
contraband of war on board and when ap-
plication was made to the German for
eign office, the latter Immediately prom
ised interposition with the British govern
ment.
The seizure of the Bundesrath was re-
farred TO at a meeting of merchants held
here to-day. After a speech by Adolph
Woermann, president of the Hamburg
Chamber of Commerce, dealing with the
great progress of the German empire dur
ing the closing century, Herr Eiffe, speak,
ing in behalf of the firms trading wi h
South Africa asked whether the Cham
Der was doing all that was necessary for
the protection of German trade in that
part of the world, German commerce,
he asserted, had already suffered de RI
ment through the war in South Africa.
Herr Woermann replied that the Cham
ber had already considered the matter;
the vessels owners had telegraphed to
Prince Hohenlohe, the imperial chancel-
lor, asking the governments Intervention,
and il was declared that nothing what
ever had been done by the company which
could in any way be regarded as a breach
Of neutrality.
why steamer Was Seized.
London, Dec. 30.-A representative of
the Associated Press has learned that
there were three German officers and
twenty men attired in Khaki, and intend
ing to serve the Beers, on board the Bun
ddsrath, which explains her capture.
Regarding traffic generally on the east
coast of Africa, the British admiralty off,
cials say the British government desires
that all ordinary and legitimate trade con-
Quoted by foreign vessels. should suffer as
little restriction as possible.
The morning news., 1899-12-31

WAS TUE STEAMER PELoTAs.
Ashore Near DunEeness-Tvvo other
Steamers Were Lost.

Steamers Were Lost.
London, Dec. 30. The Hamburg and
South American Line steamer Pelotas,
from Santos for Rotterdam, went ashore
near Dungeness soon after midnight dur
ing the heavy storm. She was laden with
coffee and had eight passengers on board.
Ia spite of the heavy weather prevailing,
the Dungeness life boats succeeded in
reaching the steamer and remained with
her all night
The Pelotas Is so far IN shore that she
is left almost dry at low water. Her stern
post and rudder have been washed away,
The captain of the Pelotas refuses assist
ance and Is rapidly iettisoning his cargo,
The tugs are attending her and 1t IS hoped
she will be relocated at the next high tde.
The gale, however. continues.
The Hamburg and South American Line
is In no way connected with the Hamburg
American Line.
The British sailing vessel Emily Lloyd
has been wrecked near Cherbourg. The
captain and twelve of her crew were
drowned.
The French steamer ST. Jean has been
sunk near Brest. Seven Of her crew were
lost.
The morning news., 1899-12-31
BRITISH LOSS AT MAFEKING.
trim Christmas Greetings Were
Fired Into Ladysmifh.

flFeO into IauESmlTh.
Lourenzo MARQUEE, Dec. 29.-Advices re-
oeiYed here from Pretoria under date Of
Wednesday, Dec p, say that an official
dspat, h from Mafeking announces that in
me sortie which the British made from
mat pace Dec. 25. attacking one of the
foer forts with cannon. Maxims and an
arno-ed train, so persistently that the
lsh'irg ragged up to the walls of the fort,
The Eritish lost 1O9 men killed and wound
eo' While the Boers only lost two men kill
60 and seven wounded.
Ihe d dspatch adds that Capts. Kirkwood
ana Grenfe.l were captured by Boer scouts
iora
len rnloaded shells inscribed THE Sea-
Sns Greetings" have been fired at Lady
Ien South African medical students
ION Edinburgh have arrived at Pretoria
l'in Delagoa Bay with five tons of med
zeal SO es.
"a dlsp1tch from the Boer camp at Mod
az Il'er dated Thursday. Dec. p, reports
% artillery duel lasting an hour Dec.
se -" bildsh reconnoltering party made a
e.l o. but did not come within the Boer
''t.. u he British Dec. 2S, commenced "A
-'''y mbarlm Of the Boer position
The morning news., 1899-12-31
SCHOONER BLOWN ASHORE.
Life Savers From Rocky Point sta.
tlOn Rescued IaeA Crew.

Life Savers From Rocky Point sta
tiOn Rescued I1eA Crew.
New York, Dec SO.-The two-masted
schooner Rabboni Capt. Thurston, bound
from Providence for New York, with a
cargo of empty barrels, is tonight drag
ging her anchors in Long Island sound,
and viii likely go ashore before morning.
All the crew, numbering six, have been
rescued.
The Rabboni halls from Bangor, Me. At
/ O'Clock this morning, In a heavy gale,
the schooner lost her main top mast.
Then her main mast and fore mast broke
away and anchors were of no avail. The
schooner was blown rapidly ln-shore.
The life savers from Rocky Point sta
ton loaded their boat on a wagon and
Travelled nine miles to Peconic, l.. l., to
the rescue. With head sea running, It.
took the life savers over an hour to reach
the schooner. They found five men and
a boy aboard her and took them ashore.
The morning news., 1899-12-31
run ON A SAVINGS BANK.
Was the Result of Globe Bank Fall
ure, But Was Easily Met.


Lynn. Mass, Dec 30.-A run on the
Lynn F1ve-cent Savings Bank began to-
day because of rumors that the bank is
involved in the failure of The Globe Ma
tional Bank of Boston. This five-cent saw
ings bank held eighty-eight shares Of the
Globe stock The surplus of the bank is
81 OCO, 0OO. About $4,000 was withdrawn dur
ing the day and about $4,000 was depos-
tied
Judge Harman said that In Several in
stances depositoTs who had Withdrawn
heir money, almost Immediately re-depos-
tied It. The banks solvency was not in
the least shaken by to-day's demonstra-
tion against it, as IL has a guaranty fund
of $4,000 and with that alone could stand
many demands like the one made on its
treasury to-day.
The officials of the bank anticipate no
further trouble.
The morning news., 1899-12-31
MERGED INTO THE PULLMAN.

wagner Palace Car Company Has
Ceased 10 Exist.
New York, Dec. 90.-The Wagner Palace
Car Company to-day ceased to exist as
an individual organization. The formal
and official transfer Of the Wagner Com
pany. under the terms Of It's merger agree
ment with the Pullman Company, was ar
fected this afternoon at the offices Of the
Wagner Company In this city. s2OOO0,OOO Of
stock OF the Wagner Company being trans
ferrcd 10 Pullman interests and an equal
amount Of Pullman stock being transfer
red 20 Wagner people on even terms.
The morning news., 1899-12-31
WIN stenmer Mns Seized.
ALL is WELL AT LADYsMITH.
Beers Sought to Interfere With
FIashIight Messages.

London, Dec 81, 4;sO a. m.-During the
night of Dec. 2S, Ladysmith and Chievely
Camp were in full communication, the
former reporting IAN we'll"
While the signalling was in prosess
the Beers attempted to muddle the mes
sages with flashlights from each extrem-
lty Of their long, entrenched line. The ma
val brigade shelled the Boer positions,
which were plainly revealed by thrown
lghts.
The naval battery resumed the shelling
Of the Boer trenches on the morning of
Doc, %, but their fire failed 10 elicit any
sign of life
4 dispatch from Cape Town dated
Wednesday, Dec. q, announced that an
arnortd train had restored communication
with D1rdrecht, where the Free State flag
mad been hauled down. and the Beers had
leea driven from the adjacent hills to
Somberg.
The morning news., 1899-12-31
Price of silver Goes Down.

Washington. Dec. D.-The quarterly
statement OF The values of foreign coins
lssned by the director oi the mint elbows
that during the last three months the
yoluc of silver has decrease OILS cents per
ounoe. ard the status Ut foreign co.ns has
decreased accordingly These figures VIII
ho followed 10 estimating the values ~ ali
foreign mffrmndiae exported 90 ihe tnlt-
The morning news., 1899-12-31

Georgia Colonel Had Another TILT
with the Insurgents.
Manila, Dec. 81, $50 a. m.-Col Lockctt
has mad a second engagement with the In
surgents northwest of Manhattan and by
a brilliant charge drove the enemy from
their position.
Only one American officer and five SOL
diers were wounded, but the loss of the
insurgents wes heavy.
Our troops captured number of rifles
and a quantity of ammunition and pro-
visions.
The morning news., 1899-12-31
LI Ilnna chang IIonorea.

Washington Dec. m.-Mr wa Ting
Yang. fhe Chinese m'nlgter, has received
q i spolch from china stating tnnf ~
Hung Chang Doe been appointed gctinR
Weffoy ~ fWo provinces ln f1e South ~
china. adjacent a. Canton. Hn pnuHual
horor faid 40 Df anpiqFqas ~ fhat ~ vice.
fog ~ in4in,
The morning news., 1899-12-31
FOUR KILLED by EXPLOSION.
Life and Property Lost by the Burst
ing OF a Roller.


Lancaster. Pa, Dec. S0.--Four men were
killed and several others injured by a
boiler explosion one mile west Of Eliza
bethton this morning. They were efii-
ployes OF Keller & Kresson, railroad con-
tractors. The dead are:
Donald Haldeman OF Bainbridge, Wit
Sherbahn Of West Donegal. Burt Davis. a
negro OF Orange county, Virginia, and
an Italian known as Tony The latter
was hurled $50 feet.
The boiler was used 10 drive a steam
drill, and the explosion occurred just as
Davis, who was the engineer, turned on
the steam He was decapitated his head
and body being found forty yards apart.
I1aldeman's head was crushed fiat. The
Italians body was torn In two, and parts
distributed over 100 yards
The shed and all the machinery were
completely wiped out. The cause OF the
explosion is unknown.
The morning news., 1899-12-31

Permission Granted the United states
10 send One.

Washington. Dec 30.-President Kruger
has granted request Of this govern
ment made through United States Con-
sui Hollis, at Pretoria, 10 allow an Amer
icon army officer 20 accompany the Boer
troops as an observer and The war de-
partment VIA hurry 20 the scene Of hos
tUtlcs suitable man as soon as se-
lecfed.
France. Germany and perhaps other ma
tions have officers 81 taat capacity there
uouf
The morning news., 1899-12-31
ROBERTS CASE IN TEE HOUSE.
Chairman TayIer Says 1t VIII Come
Up the NaIddIe of Jannary.

Washington. Dec. -Representatlve
Tayler OF Ohio, chairman Of the special
committee investigating the Roberts case.
says that the case will not come up for
action in the House before the middle Of
January. The arguments will begin Jan.
4. When they are finished the commit
tee will form its conclusion. Then the
report must be written. As 1t VIII be ex-
haustive, the greatest care will be re-
qulred I'm its preparation. and Mr. Tayler
does not think the case will reach the
House before the middle OF the month
The morning news., 1899-12-31

Norfolk, Va. Dec. t0.--Mr. n. B Hood,
"a prominent druggist Of smithheid, y. c..
committed suicide at his home yesterday
~ taking an overdOse of laudanum lie
was wei known both IN E0rih Carolina
ard Virginia,
The morning news., 1899-12-31
ACTIVITY Ar cHIEvELY.
"u'l'r Probably Preparing for Im-
DOrtant Movement.

'''lon, Dec. S0.-The reported sortie
','in ladysmith. resulting IN the capture
hoer position. IS not confirmed.
% 'h'evely dispatch. dated yesterday,
ifnewed activity Of the British, aD-
l''' 'y preparatory 20 some action. The
l4silion eastward of the camp was
t1iy feoonnoliered THURSDAY.
n1fal guns are engaged in daily
r ahd "a d. said on good autnoufy
81 iiy or forty boers have been kli-
hr hrlnR during Two days
tifh from Durbar pfe1icis fhnt
Wii b. relieved 90 or ahquf
u. There b some disposition io De
bul.fr % prsparng another -