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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-30
GAGE HAsNo THoUGHT or QUITTING.
Senator Hanna Brands n Report to This
Effect ms - Bosh" Ohio Politics.

Effect ms " Bosl'' Ohio Politics.
CLEVELAND. Ohio, Dec. 20 Senator NJ. A.
Hanna to-day declared in pos tive terms
that there was absolutely nothing in tho
report sent out from Chicago to the
effect that Secretary OF the Treasury Lyman j.
Gage was TO retire from the Cabinet because
OF the criticisms evoked BY his att tude toward
the National City Enrk OF New York, In the
published report II was said that Mr. Gage re-
fused to accept the responsibility of the policy
OF alleged Cove rnmcn'al favoritism toward tho
hank, and that the President was very much
cispleased with the Secretary OF the Treasury
IN consequence.
Tint is all hosh.", said senator Hanna this
afternoon. "Why do peopl" print SUI h non
sense? Gage has no more thought OF leaving
the Cabinet than the President has of resign
ing his Office. There Is absolutely nothing
IN 4" o.r,rotr ,,o,,r, o,Kohls,,,
As This question was nut to tho Senator his
eyes spread wide with a-toniahment and
framed a question that his lips did not repeat,
q look that meant What Il silly question !"
Nj his lips could utter was half contemptu-
Gus 'pshaw"
policy 10 be followed 10y tre incoming Repnbli-
can Administration toward the outgoing
Bushnell Administration. senator Hanna said
to-day that he believed in the men
who won the victory. getting the rewards an.i
said that ho wanted the decks rloa ed OF all
who were not in thorough symnnthy with tho
new Administration, ,Tnis can be In,crnreted
In only one way. and thai il that all the Bush
nell appolnteos who can he uusted. inclutng
all those who received their appointments
during tho recess, will I've removed. their
places being filled by Hanna men,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-30
FILIPINO sTRoNGHOGD TAKEN.
Col. Lockett Carries Out the Plans of the
Late Gen. Inwton.

WASHINGTON. Dec. ga cable despatch re-
ceived to-day at the War Department from
Gen. Otis at Manila gives particulars OF an
expedition under to Lockett against an In
surgent mountain stronghold beyond Montal-
han. northeast OF san N.teo. This was Cen
Iawton's objective point when he met his
death In the advance upon San Mater Col
Lockett took up Gen. lnw,on's plans and
headed tho expedition. Gen. Otis says:
Col, Lockett. with regiment, two battalions
Of the Forty-s1th tCol. Schuyler. one OF tho
Forty-hith Col Dorst. and a company OF the
Twenty seventh Infantry, two guns. Capt. Van
Ducsenl attacked the enemy, 400 strong In n
mountain stronghold beyond Montalbnn. north
enst OF San Mntco. A large number were
kiled0ni wounded aud twenty were taken
prisoners. L0ckett captured one cannon forty
rihes.2O.OOO rounds ni ammunition, 800 rounds
OF powder, arsenal Notifications, the enemy
fool supplies and considerable other property.
1his captured point is located OH n mountain
trail and was formerly supposed to hn impreg-
nGblc. Our casualties were Lieut. Enslow ~
N" Eleventh Cavalry and hye enlisted men
wounded. mostly slightly; and Private Matson
OF the Forty nth Infantry drowned"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-30
SSUBBED MINISTER HUNTER.
British Minister to Guatemala Fails to In
yits Him to n Reception.


SLw ORLEANS La. Dec. 29.-A passenger
just arrived from Guatemala city reports that
city much stirred up over the cut administered
to DR., william Godfrey Hunter. United States
Minister to Central America. Tho cut was I'D
ministered a. tho marriage OF Mr.. Maxwell
Trainer, British Consul General to Guat-
emala. to the daughter OF tho German
Minister 20 Guatemala Tho marriage
was asoclal function OF brilliancy. the chief
feature being the diplomatic dinner and recep-
ton given by the British Minister to Guate.
mAla. To which all the foreign ministers aud
representatives were invited except Minister
Hunter. seIceptiOn made cous idrrable stir
ami ill-feeling among the large Anne Lean
colony In Guatemala. who wore disposed to
onaider IL IA slight to their country and dis
crcditng It before tho Central American
states.
a. tho slight threatened to cause In
tcrnnt ional Pre-. uliceE. II not complications.
the British Minister thought 1t advisable 10
explain that his failure 10 invite Minister
Hunter to the diplomatic dinner was no; In
tended M m act OF untricnd''ness TO the Amer
lean Government or American people, but was
intended "a mark ~ disaprrovsl Of DR.. Hun.
ter personally. This explanation was accepted
% satisfactory In Official circles and tho excite
ment uuie ell down.
4 majority al the Americans in Guatemala
and Honduras object to DR.. Hunter a. strongly
IA the British Minister mn only recently nlei
with the Secretary ot State n petition sigun
by nearly one thousand persons asking for
his recall.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-30
NEW WAR IN SOUTH AMERICA
Large Purchases OF Arms aud Ammunition
Here by Venezuela and Colombia.

1t Is said that an order for 10000 Mauser RI
fes and 1000. OO0 cartridges has been placed Tor
the Government Of Venezuela with q. Amsinck
SCo Of this city. Tho payment for the mum
itions Is guaranteed it ia said. by Senior Manuel
NJ Mattos. cx-Minlstcr OF tho Treasury. There
have been persistent rumOrs ahont recently OF
n probable war between Venezuela and Colom-
bla and the ahipment few weeks ago from
this port to the Colombian Government Of a.
600 rifles and 100000 cartridges gave tho
rumors the color Of truth. A statement made
last week by a Colombian official was to the
effect that there were 10000 Colombian troops
on the frontier OF Venezuela.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-30
BOYs C.IPTURE Az EAGLE
II Came Down Upon the Head OF One at
Play In Camden.

PH1LADEL Dec. 20. Elght-year-old
Morgan Wright. the son OF Justice OF the Peace
Wright OF Camden. n. j.. batted with and
overcame n large eagle and saved the life ofhi
young playmate. Willie Campbell. who Is .
years old and lives at 778 Line street. Camden.
Yesterday. The two lads were among group
OF boys who were PLAYING with their sleds In
front OF the Jesse W. Starr Public School. The
eagle came down and alIghted on Willie Camp
bells head Morgan Wright took a club and
began beating of the eagle. which fell against
the iron railing and was stunned. The boys
captured It and carried II to the ONCE OF JUS
tice Wright
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-30

Water in tn" BELLE Isio Excavation TO Re
Frozen Into leo and Then Removed.
NEW ORLEANS. La. Doc 20.-Ths Belle Isle
Salt Company. operating at Belle Isle In Iberia
parish, and which ia owned almost entirely BY
New York capitalists. has decided to make q
desperate effort to recover the 100000 e1-
rendcd on machine and sinking shafts In tho
salt mine. all OF which Is apparentIy lost nv
striking spring which has flooded the mine
70 the mouth. The stockholders have raised
water In the mine INTO mass Of leo. which will
then he eNcavated This will permit ~ the
fooled the mino before 1t can do any adui-
tional injury.
The sink ing OF the shaft disclosed n deposit
OF fine rock salt which Is very yaluabie III
flooding can be prevented
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-30
STATEN TsIAyD HOTEL BURyED.
Fire Mt Pleasant Plains and Little Water
to Tight II.

Fire started about o'clock last night In the
three.story frame building on the Amboy
road. Pleasant Plains. Staten Island. owned
and occupied as hotel by stephen Slower The
Are was discovered on the second floor. and It
spread rapidly The building ana all the furni-
ture were consumed. The loss 10 placed
ut $4,000 The flames spread TO the
frame dwelling adjoining tho hotel.
owned AMI occupied by Cornelius Bcdel.
and It also was burned to the ground, B.,delIs
loss IA 81 600 The home ~ John Swade d.
rnrtly opposite tho hotel caught Are hut the
famca were extlnguishcd h"' re much damage
Slovcr's Hotel was one Of the largest Of its
Kind on the island il contained about
thirty rooms; The fire Is SUPPOSED 10 have
There Is no pn'Hc. wa,e- supply =, at
Pleasant Plains nnd the nearest engine
com many is at Tottrnvillc. two miles away, An
a'Gfin Wa sent for tins company. hut when
thew hal to uso the water from eIghborlng
c,s;crns. and the suprly soon ran out.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-30
Thc sav.pn,h une ste.m ,hip TaIlahas.ee. 10
FETTERS WONT HOLD HIM.
Hungarian Calls on McClusky and shows
His Detectives n Trick or Two.

man from Budapest, who called himself
Harry Houdni. astonshed the policemen In
Capt. McClusky's Office Yesterday by demand.
ing To be shackled. There were. he said. no
handouts or fsttsrs which could hold him.
When they had accom- modated him Just to
show him that he was mistaken he proved
that the mistake was theirs by crawling right
out Of the irons They found some others. but
none OF them would hold him. At last they
nshed out pair ot mouldy leg irons. the kew
TO which had been lost in the last generation
the darErnei corner in which he d'd his tricks
with the irons unlocked AMI presented them
to the detectives. Then they bowed him
out. hoping that 10 might never come back.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-30
Gov. Tanner Not to Run Again.

CHICAGO. Dec. 20.-Gov Tanner announced
last night to tho R"pil lIcan leaders In confer
ence at Springfield that he had not been can
entered his present office. and was not a can IL
date for r election 1t is now probable that
Judge Tlhridg" Iiancy Of Oh cage will lie the
head d the Renu lean StAte ticket in 1000.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-30
GEN. WHITE III At LADrsMITH.
His House Struck by n Bocr shsii-Bom.
bardment Getting Worse.
Sp,eldi liable patches 10 TIE sus

Spseldl liable rspdichsi 10 TIE Sen.
LApYsMIrH. Dec % delayed In transmits
sionh-Gen. White Is suffering from a slight
attack OF fever. The casualties since the
siege began have been 20 killed and 235
wounded
The Beers have mounted a how'tzer on Sur
prise Hill to replace the one captured by the
Rife Brigade some weeks ago. They are
strengthening their position on Lombard
kop and an adjacent hill Apparently they do
not intend TO make another assault. but will
attempt to starvc out the garrison. There IL an
amI!s supply OF provisions, however
LONDON. Dec. 30.-The Daiiy Nsrss cores
pondent az Ladysmith. in a despatch dated
Dec. 81. describes the bombardm-nts OF
Dec. ~ and % as entailIng the heaviest
casualties OF any since the scige.
Several shells iell near the house
IN which Gen. White Is III with fever. Finally
me wrecked ansehhoring room without hurt
Ing any one. but headquarters was promptly
removed. Gen White is now convalescent.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-30

The National State Bank OF Newark. ono OF
the old and conservative banks Of that city,
had to appeal to another bank yesterday morn
ing for temporary loan, because its own
money couldn't DO got out Of the safe The
doc OF the vault refused to open when the
lever was thrown over AT 4 O'Clock Yesterday
morning. Something snapped aud the man
who was irving To open tn" door realized that
one OF the hnli rods had broken aud that the
bolt to which [ WIS attached could not ha
withdrawn Experts weGC snnt for aud they
had 10 OpCn the door with wedges ard Iacks
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-30
DELAY MESSAGE MOUNDS LOVE.
Broken-Henrted Lover Suas tho Western
Union Company for $40. 900 Damages.

Broken. Hearted Lover Sues tho Western
Union Company for $4,000 Damages.
BIRMINGHAM. Ala. Dec, 29.-w. +. Beck Of
Repton. Ala, has filed a suit for 100000 dam
nges against tho Western Union Telegraph
Company for the alleged delayed delivery ola
telegram, setting forth that through the al
legged delay he lost Miss Dora Ward rs his
wife The case has been filed In the United
States Court. According to the plai he
sent Il telegram from Repton In June to Miss
next day. The telegram was not forwarded
as the agent had been instructed by Mis-. Ward.
ana through this delay ne inlled {" win her
AMI serionslv wounding and decorating his feel
inks and affection.
Miss Ward marie a man named Ragland
Sh" tc'cGraphed three suffers, II II said. that
she would give fnvorahl" reply n they were
with her on the hay name and the delay Of
Beck's telegram caused him to lose.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-30
Mr.. Eoutelle Said to lie Improving.

BosToS, Dec. 2A.-To all who inquired after the
condition Of Congressman Charles A. Boutelle az
tho Mclean Asylum TODAY the on ~ reply given
was that he was improving In strength. DR..
IN from Bangor TO att nd him after he was
stricken with sick ness at Young'S Hotel SAYS
that although the Congressman may re-
cover his physical health aud yigor II Is pos
s'he that no may never be the same again
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-30
LEES RELATIONS IN WaNE

Grandnephew and Grandniere of tho Com
fcdcrate General at IA Charity Dinner.
COLUMBIA. s. C.. Dec. 2a-Five hundred
poor children bad turkey dinner In Masonic
Temple In Charleston to-day. given by the
Kings Daughters. Among the little hungry
ones was Robert L. Lee, aged II. and Vir-
Ginia Lee. 5 years old They are grand
nephew and Grandnece Of the Souths great
General, Lee, Those children, with their
mothtl. were hrouEht 70 th's STATE some weeks
who is IN reduced circumstances, The Kings
Daughters found they were in want and gave
the children tickets.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-30
UNITED sTAris MINiEd STOCK.
Pool Being Formed in Boston to Dispose
of the Holdings There.

BosToN. Dec. 29-At a meeting yesterday,
brokers representing $4,000 shares OF United
States Mining stock agreed to deposit their
stock with pooling com mittee, so as to place
that committee in q position to make
a sale OF the property. 1t Is under
stood that the bankswhlch hold $4,000 shares.
will also pool ther stock Managing Director
A. +. Holden offered to pay 100000 cash
for part OF the property. which money repre-
scented the original purchase price for this
part, now constituting two-thrds OF the prop
city. ,,,,,
hlunt thar he could 'orm O syndicate to take
over the United States Mining property II the
broker would give him an option on control
I'M interest in the stock at $50 share. the
option to run for ten years.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-30
ASoLO-oERMAS BARGAIN DENIED.

omcial Declaration Mt Berlin That the
Stories of n Treaty Are False.
81 eeial Gable DeIp 1tcs TO TaR SUI.
BERLIN. Dec 2a.-Tho Official Dentsoher
ReichsdnIeiocr says II Is authorized to declare
that the reiterated statements OF the Lokalan.
ieg"r in regard TO an Anglo German treaty are
impudent and clumsy inventions.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-30
Double Taxation Declared Valid.

The suit brought by the Stockholders OF the
Wallabout Bank to compel the Board Of As
SCISSORS to review the assessment levied upon
tho stock OF the bank. was dismissed by
supreme Court Justice Wlmot NJ. Smith, in
brooklyn, yesterday Part Of tho assets OF the
hank, at the time OF the Rssessmen insisted
OF stock OF the Delaware and Hudson Canal
Company. and the Evan svle and Terre Haute
Railroad Company. which, II was contended,
Ia been taxed elsewhere. Justice smith said
that such double taxation was within the power
OF tho Legislature.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-30
Grosveror to lie a Monster Hunter.

COLUMBUS, Ohio. Dec. 2o.-Gen. Charles
Grosyenor member Of Congress from Athens.
has announced that he will shortly introduce
into Congress a strong antitrust moasure
In Meigs county. which is IN hiI district
tn" Salt Trust owns the large salt works at
pomcroy. The trust has closed up some OF its
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-30
GATACRE Nv ACTION.

Heavy Firing Heard In His Direction Mt
Town Many Miles Away.
Special Gable DeIpdieh TO THE Sun.
CRADoCK. Cape Colony, Dec. 2S,-Heavy firing
IL reported IN tho direction OF Stormberg.
Gen. Gatacre is at StorinberG and his force
sixty miles from Stormberg.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-30
Frozen to Death In South Carolina.

COLUMBIA, $. C.. Dec. 2o,-Four men have
been frozen to death In South Carolina within
ten days. Two whites and two negroes Three
they had drank heavily o. dspensary whiskcy.
the inferior brand known as Kill mo quick"
because II produces n state OF Inconsistencies
uuCElV
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-30
VIEW OUTLET FOR Tue MISSISSIPPI.
MIR. Cowdon Says 1t Must 10 Made OF New
Orleans VIII Become an Inland City.

WAsHISGToS Dec. 20. Capt, John Cowdon's
son. Mr. James So don Cowdon OF this city. has
Just completed a plaster model OF lower LOU
isinna. showing the food plane and floor plano
Of the Mississippi River from the mouth Of tho
Rod River to the Gulf Of Mexico. II also shows
the location OF the Pm posed Lake Borgne out
nature will widen and deepen tho Atchaianya
until the whole bed OF the Mississippi River
will be changed. absolutely running tho rail-
road and other Investments in New Orleans
When the river h d changes New Orleans will
become an inland city. The model Is being
shown TO Congressmen during the recess.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-30
How Shall 1900 lie Runr In.

BLOOMFIELD. N j.. Dec. 20-The mem bers
OF the Bloomfield fire department are In a
quandary AS To how they sha ring the fire bel
on sunday night to welcome the new year in
~ one VIII attempt to ring Y 1900 times and
lnulrntN l-N-N-N. - "
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-30
Russell Sage Appears In New Rn,m.n,

russell Sngc appeared at his ONCE in IN
Wall Street district yesterday wearing neu
dark brown Oycrcoat and n new suit OF clothes
II hat. however. wa tho same SLOUGH one h
has worn for some time.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-30
STRUCK BY A VA TERSPoUT
Theory Of tho Eciipse's skipper of tn
sudden Damage to His Ship.

sudden Damage to His Ship.
HONOLULU. Dec, 81 vi, San Francisco. Dec.
20.-Tha American Ship Eclipse. from New
Castle. n. S, W, for Honolulu had a narrow
escape from wreck en- Dec q The vessel
which was coal laden was sailing along on
quiet sea, when II was noticed TINT the mizzau
royal sail was spt. Sa Tor John Nirho son
was sent aloft to bind IT, 4 few minutes later
while nearly ~ hands wero below. s0uall or
n watrrsrOut struck tn" ship. carried AWAY the
mizzen ROYAL mast ND snllt thrt"cn salts, No
Tho captain thinkS that n watnrspou. caused
the disaster, a. iron bars five inches thick were
twisted like wire.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-30
AMERICAN CONTROL VEL coMED.
Rejoicing at Colon Over n Report About
the Panama Canal.
speeia, Cable D,,pdtoA to Tus

Special Cable D,spdtcA to THI sus.
Colon. Colombia Dec. 29-Therc IL general
rejoicing here over The report that control OF the
Panama Canal has been secured =, y an Ameri-
can syndicate boom In the price OF oil local
property Is anticipated.
The United States Runboat Scorpion with tho
canal surveying commits ion on board has ar
rived at Carthagena. Her commander reports
all we'll.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-30
OCEAN LINER IN DANGER.
Ashore ON THE ENGLISH COAST
IN TIOLEST GALE.

Her Name Is Not Yet Known, but She Ii BE-
Iieved to he Bound for the United states
and TO Have Many Passengers on Board
--she Is on the Sands East of Dungcness
and Has sisnaiied Urgently for Help.
Special cabi, D,,pas, to THE sus.
Dover. Dec. ga violent southwest gale 10
prevailing here. An outward bound line
steamer for the United States 10 aground on
the sands to the eastward OF Dungeness. and
be sent to her assistance.
l.ifeboats from folkestone and tho lifeboats
from here will GO TO the stranded vessel. The
Dover harbormaster has ordered tugs. but II 10
feared that tho gale will prevent them from
starring before 2 O'Clock to- m orrow morning.
The steamers position IL reported to DO most
dangerous. tits feared that there will Be- .
serious disaster before aid can roach her uulsss
the gaze abates.
tits reported that the steamer has many
passengers aboard.
It Ia stated that the steamer II one Of the
Ham burg American line. but this Ii not cor
tain.
Distress signals have also been received fron
the South Sands Head Li0htship. which II re-
ported to be drifting on TO the sands.
LONDON. Dec 30-Up to this hour. $50 4
". nothing further has been learned concern
ing the name OF the stranded steamer.
Tho violence OF the gale will probably
greatly delay the llfeboats In reachins
her. Enormous seas are dashing over
the steamer and their probable effect can Do
gagged by tho fact that the waves are smother
ing the Dover breakwater. .
The position OF the vessel Is most perilous.
The gale Is general throughout southwest
England and the southern part OF Ireland.
A representative OF the Hamb burg American
line said last night that none OF its ves-
sells sailed from Hamburg yesterday for any
American port Tho New York ONCE OF
the line received no desratches indicating hat
any OF its b q ne.t was IN trouble. Steamships
from London. Hull. Newcastle. Amsterdam.
Rotterdam and Bremen also pass through the
Straits OF Dover on their way TO the United
States. Al agent OF the North German Lloyd
Line. whose steam hips ply between Bremen
and Baltimore and this port. SAID that the yes
sci In dtstTess east OF Dungeness could not be
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-30
GIFT OF $3.50. 600.
By Provost Harrison to the University OF
Pennsylvania.

PH1LApELpHrA Dec 29--Provost O. G. Harri-
son Of the University Of Pennsylvania will
give the university S250.O0o as a New Years
gift The money will be placed In the hands
OF the trustees to use as they think best.
when seen this morning Provost Harrison
refused to say anything about his Gift except
that the cash would be paid to tho trustees
on Monday.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-30
NONE rInING At MoDDER RIrER
h"-r Artillery Well seryed-Sative Tales
Of Eoer Discomfort.
T,cial cafe D>spate'I :, TIE sua.


rr,cill CG1h D>Ipatohe (, Tue sua.
MoDrEI RIVER. Dec %. 4:15 y. N.-The
hpers AGAIN fred several rife volleys useiessly
lat ght. -Four british guns oil the north line.
a4'.'nch gun and two twelve Founders from
'hr war>hIp Menarch. and another 4.7-inch
gun "a the right Of the railway. were ordered
successfully to shell the Loers. The irinR WAS
h-EuL on lao left Of the line by +7-inch gun.
Then the twelve pounders dropped shrapnel
apparently over the Boar trenches. The enemy
hfoEr into a heavy and continuous fusillade
t!OhG three miles OF their trenches. evidently
'hink.nG hat the British were advancing. AS
amattcr Of fact the British infantry did not fire
shot, The Beers kept up an intermittent
nm" fire until midnight. 1t is evident that they
I've Ia their trenches.
Natives from tho Roer lager say that the
eheHy Ia bee Oming hunRrler daily. They are
hHoWed 10 have only two pannikins OF meal
udl'Y Tor four men. and one lean leg OF mutton
Tor eight men. The natives add that there Is
tnu'o cca'uson In the Boer camp. The shoot
Ing by the enemy on Tuesday night ende in
Quarrel between the Transvahl and Free State
b0"r- Both had fired on their own store
WAGONS from Jncobsdal. which had gone astray
IN j"- darkness. The Free State Beers COM
pam that the Transyaalers are better treated
'han they and that their hardShIps are unbear-
ao'e Tho Transvaaers Iuelled the grum-
ing bnt the Free Stators are dispensing In
greater numbers than heretofore.
ne lioer artillery was well served yesterday.
L. Q morning the enemy found their range
ma dropped number Of shellS dangerously
near the British naval guns. Some OF them
-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-30

He Points Out tho Supreme Importance OF
tho Question Thus Raised.
Syscial CabL DesDaet to TIE Sun.

tho Qus-tion Thus Raised.
Syscial CabL DeSDa,eh 10 TIE Sun
LONDON Dec. 30.-Loid Rosebery has writ
ten briefly to the Times. pointing out the
supreme Importance OF the question
raised by the 'disIuietine intimations"
that the Government Is treating
foods,ufrs as contraband OF war. and express
ing tho hope that his letter will elicit an au-
tLorta.ive statement OF the subject.