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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-22
A BOER DEMONSTRATION HERE
rx.TUDcE VAN HoEsEN AND OTHERS FORM An
ORGANIZATION AND WILL HOLD
MASS MEETING.

Within the next few weeks denonstratIon W.
Be held in this city by the American SYM
with he Beers This was decided upon at d CO---
ference held last night IN the Morton HOUSE u
judge George NJ. Van Hoesen presided, ana among
those who took part were Professor Ado4pn Co"h'
Q. Columbia University: Theodore NJ. Banta hllaeh
Van Rensselaer, General James r. oBeiTne' .su-
e,ick r. Ernst Bernhard Meyoers, "@Jo' -
CRYSTAL Of the ssth Regiment; Tax Commissioner
she'd george w Van Siclen. Patrick Gallagher
sna school Commissioner George Livingston tx
Judge Van Hoesen in explaining the object OF 'ne
gathering said:
number OF Americans Of Dutch org origin R Rn9
rsrv ~ cher lines OF descent are raising -
Cross fund 10 supply medical assistance lor I'M
and vro5ir6ed within the Boer lines ana an III
rressve sTreal for aid has been Issued py hsl.I-
tsrs NJ pariienent Of Cape Colony ana othei To-
Issertatives az the Africander Bono. Inc s ig"Srs
sre Rrifisb subjects but as they say IN lheti a.
peal 'sVVbat neither the law nor the CUT OF So
ects for5ids and what, moreover agiee7 ,s ne
az he urfncirles OF religion and human - y "a
o5ering OF help 10 the wounded. 70 the "iN"' ~
is hoped that 3udicious expression OF Al5et y,
IN disapproval OF this horrible war wlA teno %
icau the English Government 70 a Iecos NO. ~,
he political rights Of small power anu an, ny 49,
ard arbitration OF the differences WHICH, III Jus"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-22
REMOVAL OF THE NAMES DEAD.
THE BODIES TRANSFERRED WITHOUT CEREMONY
TO THE BArTLEsH1P TEXAS.

Havana. Dec. 21.-The removal Of the dead
of the Maine was not accompanied by any cere-
monies over the bodies as. newly coffined' they
were placed in the mortuary chapel OF the ceme-
ter-,, until all was completed. At 10 o'clock last
night twenty wagons formed a mournful pro
cession carving ISL collins TO the Machina
Wharf. passing through unfrequented streets.
The bodies reached the wharf at 1870 o'clock
under strong guard from the batteship Texas
were placed aboard two steam lighters before
daylight and were taken TO the warship at
6 a. m.
The Texas left here at 10 a. m. All the bodies
were thoroughly disinfected. difference was
found between the number OF collins entered
on Chaplain Chidwicks list, which was 154. and
the actual number OF collins exhumed. Search
was made through all the twenty two graves
in which the collins were buried, but the missing
three were not found. Father Chadwick said the
difference could be explained by a clerical error
at the time Of burial, as he was very busy at
the wharf giving instructions and identifying
the bodies and could not superintend every de-
taU II was also possible that, after ordering
uortions Of two 'fferent bodies 70 be placed IN
different collins, they had carelessly been put
into one coffin. IL was also Impossible TOT
Father Chadwick TO superntend the actual plac-
ing Of all the collins in the graves owing TO the
unavoidable hurry caused by the decomposition
Of the bodies He adds that the list gives two
bodies as unaccounted for. The superintendent
NJ the cemetery, who buried the bodies, says
that, owing 20 all the bodies not being buried
the same day, II is possible that mistake was
made in the counting. He was certain no bodies
were lost Captain Green also says he does not
believe any bodies went astray. Persons who
were DESTROYS Of photographing the proceedings
AZ the cemetery were not allowed 20 DO The
vyork was conducted quietly and decorously
under the direction OF Father Chadwick. The
old collins were carried away and burned.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-22
AN EXQUISITE
ART SOUVENIR.

A novel. pleasing surprise has been pro-
yided for the legion OF customers that
crowd lie Bihan's store during the holi-
day week.
Art souvenirs imported with the view OF
presenting them TO purchasers OF the
famous Fin de Steele" Umbrella are seen
in profusion adjoining lie Bihans estab-
lishment Among them are 10 be found
Views Of London; canoes which are per-
feet reproductions OF the works OF art OF
the celebrated French artist, Champenon:
pretty pictures which are accurate like
nesses OF the ladies who graced the court
OF Louis XIV. the Grand Monarque,"
and exquistely dainty 1900 calendars
decorated with fine French subjects Of art
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-22
p.nTNG INTO THE TRANsvAAL

Tuu Monday. Dec. II. via Lourenco Marques.
ne 16.-Colonel Plumer. with a strong recon
,otrjng party Of horsemen has returned here
.ser weeks expedition into Transvaal terri
,,-v He reached a point fifty miles from
p,a,erssburg. In the South African Republic. but
t-vnd no Beers, the country being seemingly
,-,-fv ~ men.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-22
CABLE EXTENDED TO ASCENSION.

The Western Union Telegraph Company to-
dav reports that the cable recently completed
from Cape Town. South Africa, 10 the Island OF
s., Helena. has been extended TO Ascension
Island Messages. II Is added, may now be &C
cented for Ascension Island at the rate OF
S71 a word beyond London II Is expected
;hat the cable Will be extended north forming
another route to South Africa II VIII pr096D6ap4|
- co,orIs+ed about the end Of March, 1900
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-22

Kingston Jamaica, Dec. Flowing TO the
growing seriousness Of the South African war
prospects. and particularly the probable with
:rawal Of the Imperial garrisons from the col
ones coincident with the unprecedented draft
trg Of French troops 10 the West Indies. a pro
posal Is afoat 70 augment the British West
Indian militia forces 10 the fullest possible
9Th II necessary under special conscrip-
ton. II Is proposed 10 increase Jamaica's force
from the regiment OF eight hundred men 10
possibly twenty four regiments. as in 1886, me
eyigeucies Of the present situation being re-
earded as OF an exceptionally grave and menac-
ing character.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-22

splendid fighters. But even yet, they have not
displayed half the courage, strategy or hgntlng
capacity Of the Apache or Modoc INDIANS
am not willing TO put the Modocs in the fore
front Of the ranks OF Time simply because II
required ten American trained soldiers TO capt
ure one Modoc THOMAS G.. SHEARMAN.
New York Dec. 20 1899.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-22
WARD LINER AGROUND.
THE SANTIAGO STRANDED NEAR THE WRECK OF
THE MERRIMAC.

Santiago de Cuba, Dec. 21.-The Ward Line
steamer Saratoga. owing TO the incompetency
NJ her pilot. went aground this afternoon near
the wreck Of the United States collier Merrimac
which was sunk by Lieutenant Hohson just
above Fstrella Point. She has suffered but
little damage. although considerable difficulty
is likely 10 be experienced in moving her. All
the harbor tugs are employed and ii is believed
that the liner will be hauled off tomorrow.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-22
ACCIDENT TO KITCHENER's TRAIN.

ACCIDENT TO KITCHENERS TRAIN
Cairo. Dec. 21-The train conveying General
lord Kitchener now on his way from the
Sudan to South Africa by way of this city.
VS. thrown from the track north Of Luxor. II
oslv retarded the Generals arrival here.
General Kitchener subsequently arrived ii
this city, and was welcomed oy L0ru cIonisI s
me British Consul General IN Egypt, and
others He Immediately boarded train bound
for Alexandria
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-22
- IsMoRE,s CAPTAIN SUSPENDED.

Cane Town Dec. 21.-As a result Of the inquiry
INTO the disaster OF the British transport
1snore. which went ashore on the rocks in st.
peena Bay, December 5. the captain has had
tis certificate suspended for six months
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-22
rHRrE STEAMERS TO CARRY CANADIANS.

London Dec. 21.-The Allan Line steamers
Laurentan. Partisan and Pomeranian have
been chartered by the Government for the pur-
pose Of conveying Canadian troops TO South
Area
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-22
LADIES' UMBRELLAS.

A feature of lie Bihan's estab-
Hshment, and one not found in
any umbrella concern in the
United States, is the enormous
and bewildering display Of ham
dies for ladies' and gentlemen's
umbrellas. 1t is not an exaggera-
ton to say that prospective pur-
chaser can select from a display
of one thousand different handles
one in particular that may suit
his or her fancy and have it
mounted to lie Bihan's famous
Fin de Steele Umbrella in less
than a minute.
These handles, comprising the handi-
work of the foremost silversmlths
of Europe and the United States,
are shown in this phenomenal dis
Mother Of pearl, with sill.
yer and gold mountings; ivory,
with silver and gold mountings;
tortoise shell. with silver and
gold mountings, and variety OF
wood handles, plain or with sill
yer and gold mountings, each
characteristic of itself.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-22
rHE rnfRR1A no BE A rRoOPsHTP.

Liverpool Dec. 21.-The Cunard Line steamer
trbria, which arrived here December IT, from
NAw-York has been chartered by the British
Government for use a troopship.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-22
MILITIA FORCE.

VIEWED WITH ALARM IN JAMAICA
PROPOSAL TO INCREASE HEAVILY THE ISLANDS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-22
TIMELY ADVICE.

Will you not take it now from
lie Bihan, the we'll known maker
of the famous Fin de Steele" I'm
brellas?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-22
WINSTON CHURCHILLs HEROIsM

MI Burleigh. The Daily Telegraph's" war
correspondent supplies a full account OF the
humiliation Of the armored train contingent at
Chieveley. when Winston Churchill was capt
ured The train, It appears. with the exception
OF the engine tender and two trucks. was badly
wrecked by the removal OF hshplates. and the
seventy-two men OF the Dublin FLsiliers and
forty-hve men Of the Durham Light Infantry to
say nothing Of FIVE bluejackets from the Tartar.
were thrown out. Captain Haldane. Of the Cor
don Fighlanders. who commanded the party,
rallied his bruised and shaken men, and amid
a hail OF bullets from the Beers began 10 clear
the line while others were pouring deadly vol
leys into the almost unseen Beers hidden behind
the rocks about a thousand yards off. The
blueiackets. bravely commanded by their petty
oficer-who was the incarnation OF coolness-
got their 7-pounder into action. They sent in
two. II not three. well aimed shells at the
Beers. several hundred Of whom lined the hills
But just then a shot from the enemys 3-pounder
or field gun. hit the small naval I-pounder
knocked gun and carriage on TO the veldt. and
wounded several OF the seamen But the men
were not whit beaten.
The character Of the Dublins, Private Kava-
nagh-that day one Of the stretcher bearers
chaffed and encouraged his comrades telling
them the Boer shells could hit nothing. He It
was who at Dundee. after the long days bat
tie. being asked II he was hungry and did not
wish for something 10 eat. said: NO. How can
! with my mouth fun" Full" said his OFF,
Ger: what do you mean" Why, my hearts
been In IL all day. sir" replied Kavanash, with
a grin And so the hard case" OF his battalion
shouted and joked. walked about amid tenn
pest Of bullets. and STIRRED the gallant, glorious
T,uh cEo
The Pail Mall Gazettes" correspondent de-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-22
THE SELECTION OF DAINTY, beauti

full, artistic Umbrellas, designed
specially by NJ. lie Bihan, is
larger this year, more varied and
attractive than in any previous
year, and it is not saying too much
TO assert that VI. lie Bihan has
surpassed any one of his former
endeavors in placing before the
public the most artistic and el3b-
crate umbrella ever produced by
anv one in his line of trade.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-22
DON'T THINK TWICE WHAT TO BUY

Al umbrella is always useful
and appropriate gift. If it's LIE
Bihan it's one TO be proud OF.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-22
CHARITIES FOR KRUGER

Twenty-hfth-These Charitable contributions,
amounting about 100000 In all. were duly paid
over 10 His Highness Paul KRUGER or his son-in-
law II is needless 20 say that the charities
have never turned up although four years have
now elapsed since the 81 600 was safely deposited
under the control OF the pious Paul Kruger.
Twenty-siXth-Both the British and the Ameri-
can governments meekly submitted 10 these out
RACES upon their citizens; more shame for them
both, No wonder that KRUGER described both Eng
lishmen and Americans dogs who. II they were
good. would lick his boots"
The advocates Of the Beers In this country assert
that these acts have occurred only since the Jane
son raid OF December 1895 In this there is not one
word Of truth except OF course as TO the trial and
sentences Of the Outlanders All the other acts OF
preston above narrated. and many, many more, wero
committed and persisted in before the jameson
raid occurred was ever thought OF. In fact, the
condition OF the Outlanders has been distinctly
better since the Jameson raid occurred Although
the raiders defeated and captured, Mr.. KRUGER
not thereafter quite confident that the Out
landers would never hght he had been before.
After that raid, and before he permitted
johannesburg 70 have some kind OF local govern
ment. insisting, OF course. that this government
should be absolutely under the control OF his own
creatures. Sun. II much better 10 have
local government Of his nomination than 10 have
none al all
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-20

fend become farmer, aiding his father
tlll the rocky soil at Hubbardston.
Both sfgnified their intentions to Capt.
-. G. Gresham when he was at the
office Thursday and he expressed his
regret at losing such valuable assist
ants in the recruiting service, but said
that he would aid them in all that was
WITHIN his power. He wrote yesterday to
the war department at Washington and
stated Sergt. Gerber's case. The latter's
rather wishes his SON services so bad
~ helping him conduct his farm at
4 Weathersfield, that he will purchase his
ison's discharge II it is not granted by
the adjutant general.
Sergt. Gerber is confident that he will
receive his discharge as he has seen
over years continuous service both as
a volunteer and as a regular. While
with the volunteers he was under fire
and saw actual service in the Porto
Rican campaign under Mai. Gen. Mel
son A. Miles. He was then with the
Sixth Massachusetts and performed his
work well. Since he has been in the re-
cruiting service he has been accorded
unstinted praise from his superior Off
Ger for the labor he has performed and
the total number of recruits which he
has turned out testifies to the kind
of work he is doing.
Private James e. Chamberlain, while
he is not as long in the service as his
office mate, has acquired all the details
of the recruiting office, and that is say
ing much for there is enough red tape
about recruit to reach to the Philip
pines If attached to him before he left
this city. Chamberlain has grown rather
tired with the nnonotonous life and is
DESTROYS Of getting his discharge He is
to enlist the friendly offices Of several
prominent citizens of this city in his
behalf and Will undoubtedly get what
he wants,
Sergt. Paul Gerber, who has the good
fortune to get large sum with which
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-20
in that event forfeit his royal rights

in that event forfeit his royal rights
and estate.
This the gallant prince was more
than willing to do. Indeed, he would
have sacrificed everything in the world
for the object of his love. But Miss
Grant would not hear of such self-lm-
notation for her sake, and the prince
returned home to the court of his OBJ
durate uncle with a badly wounded
heart.
Prince Cantacuzene, on the other
hand, was not called upon to face such
a peIpleXing alternative, as he is en-
tirely his own master.
BY the death of his father last De-
cember he became the head of the fam
II which is one of the oldest in Rus
sla' lie is the master of a magnificent
chateau near Moscow, and of a great
fortune. The betrothal festivities took
place IN Paris not long ago, and the
wedding will be celebrated in America
next month with great pomp,"
Inc Anzieger goes on to tell how the
count OF Turin met Gen. Grants grand
daughter at Newport during his visit
there In the summer of last year. and
forgot all other considerations in the
charm of her society 1t is represented
that the gallant young Italians atten-
tlons were not frowned upon either nv,
Miss Grant or her family, and that he
hastened to communicate with King
Humbert entreating the sovereign's
permission to wed the beautiful Aneri-
can girl. The response was swift and
uncompromising. If the prince should
follow the dictates of his heart he
might never hope to be king Of Italy.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-20

Only three lives, in addition to that
of King Humbert stand between the
prince and the throne. The first is that
of the crown prince, who is an invalid.
and who is still childless, although he
married Princess Helene of Montenegro
three years ago. The second Is that of
the duke of Aosta, the prince of TURNS
elder brother. The third is that of the
Duke of Aosta's baby boy, born in De-
cember. The princes younger brother,
of an exploring expedition in the frozen
north.
When Miss Grant had convinced her
brave admirer that she would not allow
him to throw away his chance of be-
coming king, he travelled to India in
search of adventures and tiger skins.
He has secured plenty of both. The last
report from him was that after a mar
row escape from being torn to pieces
by man-eater, he was about to start
for home with large captive tiger and
three cubs as living trophies of the
valor born of disappointed love.
1t was after his departure, continues
the Anzeiger that Miss Grant, travel
ing with her aunt, Mrs. Potter Palmer,
made the acquaintance of Prince Cam
tacuzene. That was in Rome, where the
prince was one of the military attaches
of the Russian embassy. So deeply en-
amored was he that he followed Mrs.
Palmer and her niece to Cannes, and
thence to Paris, where the engagement
was made, after a paternal consent
cabled by Gen. Fred Grant, who was
then on his way to the Philippines.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-20

minute visit to this country, who was
DESTROYS Of learning something Of the
habits of the Maryland aborigines.
He hadn't very good breeding, my
foreigner, for he jOstled me quite yude-
ly once, and then looked at me sdper-
ciliously as If he would ask why the
low-boTn of earth persisted in getting
under his superb heels. l was glad I
didn't resent it afterward, for Nemesis
was already on his track Directly
he was sitting right by nne-he placed
his hat on his steamer chair and walked
TO the other side Of the deck to survey
the landscape Ger. l suppose. At any
rate, when he returned, his lofty air
was trifle exaggerated, if that were
possible, and he carried his head SO
high that nothing under an elevation
of seven feet came within his line OF
vision. Then he sat down-on his hat.
He wasn't very heavy; you would
hardly have thought he could make
such wreck of anything as he did of
that lid 1t was quite an unrecog-
nizabie mass when he arose. Nothing
takes it out of man like running his
hat it seems. Certainly this young fell
low hadn't an "air" left in him after
the catastrophe; he just sat in one place
without anything on his head and
thought and thought, and his refeo-
tions weren't at all of a pleasant ma
ture to Judge by his expressions.
Did l mention that everyone in his
immediate vicinity laughed quite open
ly and frankly when the accident oc-
Cured? Well, they did, which proves,
as I said before, that as a nation We
will make merry over the discontinue
of others"
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to start life, is still a young man. His
friends in this city and in Webster are
legion and they all wish him well in his
new endeavors. Sergt. Gerber became
imbued with the war fever at the open
ing of hostilities between this country
and Spain and volunteered his services
to his country. He went with Company
K of the Sixth Massachusetts volun-
teers from Southbridge to Camp Dewey,
where he was successful in passing the
rigid physical examination for admit
tance in the volunteer army
He was at that time employed in
Webster where his parents were then
living. He was mustered into Co. X IS
a private, May 6, 1898, at Camp Dewey,
and was with that company az Camp
Alger and Falls Church, Va, acting in
the capacity Of company cook till July
I, when the regiment left for Charles
ton, S. c. The Sixth regiment boarded
the transport Yale, which had been the
Paris of the American line of steam
ships.
In command of the expedition which
at first set out to relieve Gen. Shafter
and the Fifth army corps who were
at the time laying seige before the city
of Santiago, was the general command
ing the entire army of the United
States, Maj. Gen, Nelson A. Miles. They
arrived at the coast Of Cuba before the
surrender Of Santiago, and lay off the
coast for Is days. The expedition then
set out for Porto Rico, and arrived off
that island on the 23d of July, sailing
from Guantanamo. Cuba.
The Sixth landed on the evening of
the 23d and all night Private Gerber
was employed boiling water for his
company. The next morning the Sixth
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-20
CORRECT COAT BLOSSOMS
BY the Posy In the Buttonhole You
Can Tell the Fashionable Fellow.

The relation of men and flowers is very
close in our modern society, says the
Philadelphia Inquirer, and by the posy
In the buttonhole you can tell the fash
ionable fellow as far as you can see him
or catch Whit of the blossoms per-
fume In July and August the warmly
fragrant. purely white sweet pea Is the
choice of the gilded bachelor and bene-
dict. A goodly cluster of these, and white
as they can be procured, is what the mode
for man deems proper for afternoon and
evening wear. In the morning cornfoW-
ers are essentially smart, no matter
whether their blossoms are blue as in
digo or pale as northern sky. Occa-
sionally the cornfiower is varied, or in
it's lack, is replaced by a tuft of small
pink roses, but If you would be esteemed
a man of fashion don't leave your bou-
quet buttonhole empty or allow the flow
ers in 1t to grow faint or withered
1t is part of every mans education
these days to know what flowers or COM
binations of them are in high esteem with
Yomankind. If you know your business
as a dancing, dining man, willing to be
entertained at fine houses, you will send
your hostess or her daughter cut blos-
SONS In box.
Keep true all the year around to the
box of flowers, and just now, If there is
any woman in whose good graces you
wish to establish yourself on very firm
foundation, send her box of odorous
white sweet peas with a cluster of pale
lavender orchids in the centre Of the
snowy bed, Three orchids are enough,
and their short stems must be tied with
lavender-tinted ribbon.