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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-10-16
SAN DOMINGO.
The Financial Condition of tho Re.
public Is Badly Mixed,

The Financial Condition of tho Re.
public Is Badly Mixed,
Correspondence OF tho Associated Press.
sANTo DOMINGO. Oct. l5.-The ma
tlonal debt OF Santo Domingo is now
about ;25,OOO,OOO gold. The population
is somewhat less than 100000. It is inn
possible to get exact figures, as Do
mlnican finances are so mixed up with
the estate Of the late President Heu-
reaux and the government books have
been kept so badly that the amount
Of the floating debt can only be ap-
proximated.
The bonded indebtedness consists Of
two issues OF government securities, as
follows:
Two and three-Quarters per cent
bonds, G2,736.OOO. and four per cent
bonds, 2l.5OO,OOO. OF the last named
issue SS5O,0OO have never been sold. Add
to this amount floating debt cstImot-
ed at about S3.OOO.0OO, represented by
vouchers and open accounts, drawing
interest In some cases rs high as 2IL
per cent n month and worthless cur
rcncy which It may require three or
four million dollars to redeem, and the
national debt will be found TO be about
{25, 900. 900.
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QUIET SUNDAY
Spent by the President and His
Party at Sioux City-Departcd for
Dubuque Last Night.

Spent by the President and HIS
Party at Sioux City-Departcd for
Dubuque Last Night.
SIOUX CITY. Iowa. Oct. 15.-sunday
has been a quiet day for the presiden-
tial party. At 10 O'Clock this morning
the train was brought down to the
Unlon station from q siding and the
President and Mrs. Mckinley. with
some members OF the cabinet, were
conducted in carriages to the First
Methodist church. Although no an
nouncement had been made OF the
Presidents intention to attend services
at this church. the building was crowd
ed to sufrocation and large numbers
waited outside, unable to obtain admis-
sion. The sermon was delivered by the
pastor. Rev. Robert Bagneli.
After leaving the First Methodist
church the party wns conducted by
members Of the local COMMITTEES, TO the
Sunday school OF the Whitfield Metho-
dist church, where the President was
presented TO the school by ex-Congress-
man George D. Perkins. Addressing the
members OF tnG punuHy sSAASSAt NAA' %'AS
Kinley said:
aIn the moment shall tnrry I have
only time to say to this group OF young
people, and elder people hall and fare
WELL and wish for all Of them the rca-
lizatlon Of all that is noble in life and
character under a government OF high
privilege and great opportunity"
Shortly after noon the presidential
train was taken from the Union station
and again conveyed to q side track,
some fiVe miles from the city, in order
to avoid the scrutiny OF the large
crowds which continued to throng about
the depot. The people of Sioux City
expressed considerable disappointment
because Of the late arrival OF the train
last night, and the consequent inability
to carry out the programme arranged
for and allow all the people glimpse OF
the chief magistrate. The President has
been urged to attend receptions and
other functions Of public character
to-day, but has steadfastly refused, pre-
ferring to spend Sunday quietly.
Towards evening the Presidents pri-
vate car was detached from the train,
and he and the members Of the cabinet
were again conveyed to the city, where
q quiet dinner was enjoyed by them at
the residence OF ex-CongTessmRn Per-
kins. The train left for the east soon
after 10 o'clock. The weather was In
tensely dIsagreeable. great quantities
Of dust filling the air during the morn
ing, and heavy wind prevailing. Late
In the afternoon. q driving rain set In
and continued throughout the evening.
Governor Shaw and Senator Allison
accompanied the train in private
car and will make the trip with the
President as far as Dubuque. Mliwau-
kee will be reached tomorrow evening.
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LADYsMITH PROTECTED
BY a Strong Force OF BritiSh-Boer'
DECLINE 70 Advanoa.

Decline TO Advance.
DURHAM. Oct. 15.--(Afternoon)-The
following official statement has been
published:
"The general officer commanding at
Ladysmlth issued forth on Friday
morning with n strong flying column,
and occupied n position covering La.
dysmIth. He reconnoltered for tho
enemy, who showed no disposition TO
advance. They are reported TO be in
side the berg at the foot OF Tlntw1
Pass in force, with second command
at OlIvler's Hook. The troops have re-
turned to quarters"
II Is reported from Glencoe that q
large commando. believed to be Free
State Beers, under Commandant VII
joen, is at the foot Of Bethas' Pass, one
and one-half miles on the Natal side
OF the border. The TrnnsVaal flag has
been holsted at ChRrlestOwn. and Com
mandant ViljOen has sent a message to
New Castle, snylnR the BoerS will hoist
the TranEvaal flag there on Saturday,
but that the people need not be afraid,
as everything the Beers take will be
paid for They want to slaughter cat
tie. Few people nre left in New Castle.
including women and children. A
train OF wagons, flve or six miles in
length, was seen descending Molrs Mex,
toward Doornkop, north OF Woors
nrtft
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PECULIAR
DISCLOSURES
ARE MADE
By the Arrest of an Ex.policeman
of Washington. :. Mysterious
Disappearance Explained.
GOVERNMENT EMPLOYF
Detained by Him and a Young
Woman, and Fleeced out of
Considerable Money.

WASHINGTON, D. c.. oct. 15.-Adel-
bert w. Cox, for several years prior to
october a member of the Washington
police force, and Eta Williams,
young woman with whom he lived
were arrested yesterday morning. by
Detectives Miller and Peck, charged
with the larceny OF 500 from James A.
Stewart, ffty-hye years of age, and for
long time clerk in the general land
office.
Back Of this formal charge, according
to the police, is a most remarkable
story. Stewart disappeared from his
boarding house September 9, and for
four weeks an unavaiiIng search was
made for him. He was finally found in
the attic Of the house where Cox and
the Williams woman lived in state Of
collapse and almost demented from the
effects OF drugs which, 1t is alleged had
been administered to him by the pair
under arrest.
Stewart was taken to the hospital.
and though at first his life hung by q
thread, he recovered in about ten days.
He is a widower with a married daugh-
ter living in Annapolis, Nd, and room
ed alone in washington. He left his
rooming place September 6 to make a
call, and for weeks no trace of him
could be found. Finally the police gain
ed a clue by learning as the result Of
inquiry ut all the local banks. that he
had ss75 on deposit with the Washing
ton Loan & Trust Company. All of this
amount save ten dollars they ascer-
taIned, had been drawn out on checks
payable to bearer signed by Stewart
and endorsed by Adelbert W. Cox.
A Clue Obtained.
The first checks were clearly written,
but the latter ones were in q weak and
almost illegible hand. Cox had ex-
planned this at the Trust company's Of
| fice by saying the old man was rapidly
failing in health.
with this clue the detectives found
Stewart in the garret of a house where
cox lived. He had had hardly any food
for month. He said he had called or
September 6 on Cox and the Williams
woman, who formerly boarded where
he did. They sent out for some liquor
and after that he remembered things
only in vague way. On his statement
the police arrested Cox and his para
mour on a charge Of larceny pending
investigation and consideration Of the
making OF more serious charges.
Both prisoners secured bail in $1,000
each. Cox was compelled to resign
from the police force short time ago
because of his relations with the WILL
Iams woman, and suit for divorce
brought by his wife. He denies having
held Stewart n prisoner. Cox says
that Stewart went to Atlantic City in
September with two women and about
$500 in cash, and when he returned said
he had been robbed and beaten at the
seashore. At Stewards request he was
permitted to use a room in the house
where he Ccox) lived. and was cared for
by Miss Williams. Stewart, Cox says,
appeared to be afraid his whereabouts
would be ascertained by relatives. All
the money drawn from the bank in
Stewards name had been given TO him.
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FLoWERpEW's STORY
ofthc DeraIled Train Bombardcd by
TransVaal Troops.

IEpUhNW1l 4EOupbs
CAPE TOWN, Oct. l5.-The Modder
river station master reports that firing
has been heard in the direction Of Kim
berley. and the station master at Bel
mont telegropha that a force Of Beers
is advancing southwark.
Flowerdew, the engine driver Of Cap
tain Nesbltt's train. which was derailed
and bombarded by the Beers, stated
that II the train had returned when
warning was received that the Beers
held the line II could easily have made
its way back to MaribeBo, but Captain
NesbItt Insisted upon an endeNVor be-
ing made TO reach MnfekinB.
when the pilot engine was der0il-
ed, said Fiowerdew, 1--WE spent hGif an
hour trylng,to replace It on the track.
Then the Beers commenced firing, and
several men were wounded. The hr-
Ing was kept up oil night, but without
effect. The Beers were careful to con-
centrate their fire upon the engine, so
as to save the armored carriage ami
ammunition trucks. At dawn they
commenced to lombard the cars. es:
capped by crawling a miie and halt
on my belly in the sand"
When both engines were destroyed.
Captain NesbItt exhibited hags Of
truce, but the Boers continued their
firing for another quarter OF an hour
There Is no doubt that all the others on
the train are prisoners. and that the
carriage and the ammunition, intact
fell into the hands OF the Beers" Flow
erdew was fearfully bruised.
There Is an unconfrmed rumor that
the imperial forces intercepted body
Of Transvnal Beers, who were attempt
ing to Join the Boer forces at Moddhr
river, and TINT a heavy engagement
occurred at Spytsfontain Station, south
Of Kimberley,
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ROUGH TRIP
For Horses-Arrive at Honolulu Very
THIN aud Jaded.

y Va AAgAHGA 90 4A0WSAAAhe - =
Thin AID Jaded.
SAN FRANCISCO. Cal, Oct. 15.-The
steamer Gaelic brings the following ad-
vices from Honolulu, under date of oc-
tober s:
The hospital ship Relief and the
transports Tacoma, Sherman and
Grant have all departed for Manila.
The transport Centennial arrived from
San Francisco on the 9th. She brought
three hundred horses, sixty OF them
hanging on slings, and ready to die
from simple exhaustion. Two OF them
died after reaching port,
The horses had been at sea for eight
days, each one fastened to n stall Just
wide enough and long enough for It's
body. For eight days the LufHering an
imals had no sleep. nor rest Whatever.
The horses started as fresh spirited an
imaIs, brought from Nevada and Ore
gon. They arrived thin and faded, n
large proportion Of them only kept alive
by stlmulants. About twenty gallons
OF alcohol was given the horses during
the Centennial's trip. The animals were
unloaded here. and will be turned out
to pasture until the return Of the
transport from San Francisco.
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ANDRADE BETRAYED

BY Commander of Government
Forccs-wnI Have to Retire.
CARACAS, Venezuela, Oct. 15.-Ad-
vices from Pretnre, ten miles from Car
acas. say the people have risen against
President Andrade and crisis is immi-
nent here. The commander of the gov
ernment forces has betrayed the PresI-
dent and win allow the revolutionary
army to march upon Caracas without O
battle.
President Andrade will probably be
forced to retire. re-establlshlng his gov
ernment at Marecaibe or Puerto Cabel-
10. Tucacas has been taken by the
revolutionary forces.
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OBJECT OF THE OPERATIONS
Is Believed to be the Capture OF
Cecil Rhodes..The Town is
Completely Isolated.
new CASTLE is OCCUPIED
BY the TransvaaI Troops.-They
Capture of a Police Patrol on
Buffalo River.

LONDON. Oct. 1.-THE Daily Nails
Cape Town correspondent, telegraphing
sunday evening, says:
kimberley is besleged, and the
Beers are massing In force. No details,
however, are obtaInable.
"The Beers have cut the railway Mt
Belmont, have seized the spyfontein
railway station and constructed fortI-
fed earthworks. There are strong de-
Tending forces at Modder bridge aud the
Orange river bridge,
"The object OF these energetic opera
tions is believed to be the capture of
Cecil Rhodes. Kimberley is now Isola-
ted, both railway and telesraphie COM
munlcatlon being cut"
The Daily Mails Glencoe camp cor
respondent under date OF Sunday says:
"A force under CommandRnt Ylljoen
from spItzkep occupied New Castle Sat
urday afternoon and, It is reported,
planted their nag over the town hall.
ut is rumored that the Beers have
captured police patrol Of six men at
Dejaois Drift, on the Buffalo river"
The Cape Town correspondent Of the
Morning Leader telegraph!Eg Sunday
night says: at is possible that fight
ing began at Kimberley this morning.
The railway has been cut at Belmont.
So far as actual news is concerned,
very little change In the situation is TO
be noticed. The state Of affairs at
AIafeklug can only be conjectured. The
occupation OF New Castle by the Beers
was prepared for and expected, the
place having been abandoned by the
British. The Beers are reported to be
menacIng Kimberley.
Hampored by Snow,
Very heavy rains and SHOWS are re-
ported, which hamper the BOer move
ments and they arc finding that they
began too lato to easily obtain the In
itlal success counted upon.
They evidently find the advance upon
Ladysmlth difficult, either from the
north or west. as General Sir George
Stewart Whites reconnaissance seems
to have sufTlced to deter them for the
present.
The peaks OF the Drnfensberg range
are snow covered. and the storms which
have occurred must have caused the
Beers great discomfort which probably
explains their failure to attack General
White. Mastery inactivity character
lies the operations of both sides. Per-
sistent rumors are in circulation that
the schrelner ministry to Cape Colony
has been dismissed and that Mr. Ross
InnIB has been asked to form a cabinet,
These rumors, however. are without
foundation.
Sir Alfred Miner has wired to Mr..
Chamberlain the text OF an lnflamma-
tory circular which Field Cornet VII
joen circulated In johannesburg some
weeks ago with view OF incensInE tho
Afrlkanders on both sides of the orange
republic against England.
Lord Salisbury hnS issued summons
for cabinet meeting to-day.
The government has secured the
steamer Arawa which was to have
sailed from Avenmouth tomorrow for
Montreal with 1000 passengers.
The Australian government has Sc
cured the White Star line steamer Me-
die. now at Melbourne. to convey the
Australian contingent to South Africa.
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BRYANs TRIP
Through kentucky in Aid Of Goebel
Begins TODAY.

through KENTUCKY III Alu OF OOeDel
Begins To-Day.
CAIRO, ILL.,. Oct. I5.-stnte Senator
Goebel. Democratic candidate for gov
ernor OF Kentucky, accompanied by a
distinguished party of KentuckIuns and
number of newspaper representatives,
reached here this evening. on n special
train from Louisville. William Jen-
nIngs Bryan and National Committee
man WoodSon, OF Kentucky, arrived
during the night and all will leave to-
morrow for tour OF Kentucky, extend
ing from west to east, Bardswell being
the first stop and Covington. the home
OF the Democratic candidate, the hnHl
one.
The trip will be made in a special
train and consume the greater part OF
the week. Mr.. Bryan Is scheduled for
from Ave to eight half hour speeches
per day. Ex-UnIted States Senator
Blackburn will join the party at Frank
fort. Mondays schedule includes
Bardswell. Fulton, Mayileld, Benton,
HopklnsvIlle and Central City.
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awaiting orders to destroy the line or
attack Fourteen Streams.
The railway telegraph oficials have
abandoned MarIbeEo. The nearest
British point Of communication Is at
Mafeking, therefore, is understood to
be setlagoli. sixty miles away
While 1t is the general belief that the
Beers are at MafelIng, there is still
no confirmation Of the reports. II the
Rpers had met with any success, II
would surely have been announced. as
the only telegraphic communication ia
In the hands OF the burghers. The
absence Of news, therefore, Is regarded
as a good sign,
conyngham Greene, from Pretoria,
and Consul Evans, from Johannes
burg, have arrived here. Mr.. Greene
was accorded a significant reception. A
crowd OF 5000 persons who had gath
cred sang "Ruls Britannia" and "Goi
Save the Queen"
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Dubnuue's Reception.

DUBUQUE, Iowa, Oct. 15.-AIl ar
rangements for the reception Of
President Mckinley and party to-mor-
row have been completed. The COM
mIttee on reception Will escort the
presidential party to Washington Park,
where the President will make n brief
address. All the schools will be dis
missed. Among others who will meet
the President will be Tom johnson, OF
this city, who, while q schoolmate Of
President Mckinley ut CAPTION. saved
the future Chief Magistrate from
drowning. The only previous presiden-
tial visit to Dubuque was that Of Pres
ident Fillmore, in 1852.
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HOSPITAL TRAIN DBRAILED
BY the Bocrs-Returns 70 Vryburg
After Adycnturons Journey.

BY the Bocrs-Returns 20 Vryburg
Aiter Adventurous Journey.
yRYBURG, Cape Colony, Oct. ia
hospital train that started for Maribogo
has Just returned after an adventurous
Journey. It had reached a curve on n
culvert seven hundred yards south Of
Maribogo, and had Just sIackened
speed when It was observed that the
rails ahead had been upturned. The
brakes were applied, but the engine
passed onto one Of the rails partly
raised and was dernIled. The oecu-
pants Immediately righted the engine.
Al the same time 1t was observed
that party Of Beers were galloping
into line east Of the railway. but well
on the Cape Colony side Of the border.
Some OF the persons on the train de.
clnred that they saw cannon pointed
nj the train. The intention OF the Beers
was apparently hostile. The train ran
back 10 Yryburg Mt fur speed. the en-
gIne flying a white flag with red
cross. Picks and shovels were seen "
ing about and the Beers had apparently
been disturbed while removing the
rails.
Ii Is learned that previous to the
starting OF the train Maribogo tele-
phoned Vryburg asking that the train
be sent up as all was quite safe. The
operator Mt Vryburs recognized the
voice as that OF European store clerk.
In view Of the subsequent report that
the Beers were removing the rails. It Is
believed the Beers compelled the clerk
to speak through the phone.
The nearest Boer command to Vry-
burg is laagered north Of schweizerren-
elk. twenty miles distant, and two
miles inside the Transvnal. The COM
mnndo sent a message to tho VryburG
railway station that II the delivery OF
three wagon loads OF meat and two
wagon loads OF sugar received week
ago were refused. the Beers would send
six hundred men TO take them. This
morning nil the goods at the station
were made liD on two special trucks.
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FRERE BRIDGE CLOSED
To tho Bocrs-IndicntIons Of Nov,
,,,cr,t oFT.,r1., ur,Iy oc Tlu,rI,c,s

To tho BOcrs-IndicntiOns Of Move.
mcnt OF large Body of Burghcrs.
CAPE TOWN. oct. 15.-President
steyn. Of the Orange Free State, and
President Kruger. OF the Trnnsvaal,
maintain direct telephone connection.
AlIwalnorth dispatches say that
Frere bridge. which heretofore has
been a great aid to Boer spies, ls now
closed and guarded by Cape police. It
Is rumored that the Beestkraal COM
mando, strengthened by 600 Beers from
smlthiicll. Is menaclng Allwalnorth. A
katilr brought to Vryburg by the re-
turning hospital train says he passed
lhe scene Of the recent nrmOrpd train
disaster. ana saw several bodies Of
white men lying there There Is no
reliable news from either I,adysmIth
or Glencoe. except that n patrol from
the latter place exchanged shots with
q small body OF Beers on the road to
Helpmakenr. All reports ngree that
the Beers may occupy New Castle.
Bocr tents have been discovered eight
mics southeast OF Kimberley. Great
clouds OF dust seen ten miles to the
eastward OF Kimberley this morning
seem to Indicate the movement OF u
lnrgc body OF troops with wagons.
Two imperial officers at midday also
discovered column OF four hundred
Beers going In the direction OF Moddnr
river bridge from johannesburg. Small
parties OF Beers. evidently on n COM
Wandering expedition, have passed
khihr river. There are long commRn-
DOS on either gidc Of the railway The
burghers say they will have two thou
sand men. They probably Intend to
Join the other force in camp inst night
seven miles from the Cape Colony
border.
Five hundred Boer troops occupy
border siding, northward OF Fourteen
Streams. with cannon, where they are
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RIsIlnn pnlrcr,s Mission.

NEW YORK, Oct, 1S.-The Times to-
morrow Will say; 1t Is expected that
during Bishop Potter's stay In the Hn-
wallan Islands he will examine thor
oHghly the condition Of ecclesiastical AZ
fairs there, 40 that he may report at
the next general convention Of the Epis-
copal church as to the feasibility OF an
nGxlng to the Jurisdiction Of the church
In this country the diocese OF Honolulu
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NEW YORK, Oct. l5.-Whether the
championship fight between JeffrIes
and sharkey will be held as scheduled
on October q, or postponed on account
OF the champion having a strained arm,
will not be definitely settled until Tues
day morning. sharkey Is OF the opin-
ion that the arm Is not much hurt,
and thinks JeffrIes has some other reR-
son for not wanting to fight on october
q. O'Rourke says: II believe Jeffries
will be able to use his arm In three
days rs well MS he ever did In his life.
and he must either fight or forfeit on
October 2T"
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OTTAWA. Ont, Oct. 15.-The Cana
dian contingent for South Africa will
sail from quebec on the Allan liner
sardInian about the end of the month.
Lieutenant Colonel Otter. Of Toronto,
viii have command Of the contingent,
The steamer will sail directly for Cape
Town. The work OF enrolment is go
ing On rapidly. Sir Charles Tupper
to-day addressed u letter to Premier
I.auricr, IN which he objected strongly
TO the mother country paying any part
Of the expenses in connection with the
Canadian contingent.
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NILES, Ohio, Oct. 15.-Franls Augusta
was shot and killed this evening in the
Italian quarter by Mrs. Tnuro, who was
arrested and lodged In Jail ut Warren.
About four months ngO D0mlnick
Tauro was fatally stabbed in n fight
and on his dCath bed told his wife Aug
usta had stabbed him. The shooting of
Augusta is the sequel. Mrs. Tauro has
n fve-months' -old baby which she took
TO fail with her,
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twenty-five miles west OF Ladysmith,
and detnchments have also been sent
by carblneers at Besters, two stations
nearer. The earblneers retired, and the
Beers retreated in the direction Of
BrnkWal.
Following is the strength and dlspo.
sition Of the troops in Natal:
At Ladysmith. seven batteries, 39
guns, 1000 infantry; at EstcOurt. 90O
volunteers. and at ColenEo 42T volun-
teers, The force at Pietermarltzburg
makes a total Of 1900 men in Natal.