The state capital., 1899-01-13
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

| A Washington wrecking company
| lls a scheme to refoat the battleshiE
| Maine, through the agency of liquid
| air, and in circular just issued an
n0unces that proposition to carry il
| cut will he submitted to congress. All
| that congress will be asked is to ap-
propriate the sum of one dollar, and
The company promises that ten days
after authorization is given its adj
dress will be Care of Battleship
Maine, Havana, Cuba"
Lieut.. Gilmore and 10 others of the
rescued American prisoners arrived at
Manila On board the steamer Venus,
from Nigan, on the night of the 9th.
The lieutenant tells a thrilling story
of his experiences during his eight
months of captivity.
Advices from Gen. Butler. at Frere
Camp, on the 18th, told of having re-
ceived an heliograph message from
Gen. White, at Ladysmith, telling Of a
desperate attack by the Beers, and
that he was hard pressed
Jsmes Rutter, fa.mer of Posey
county. Ind, shot and killed Frank
Spottsville, a neighbor, on the 7th.
Rutter was trespassing on Spottsville's
farm, and when ordered off he drew "A
revolver and fired. He tried to escape
across the river to Kentucky, but was
captured and jailed at Mount Vernon.
The Norwegian steamer Ansgar,
Capt Amundsen, has cleared at New
Orleans and will sail for Kobe, Japan,
with a cargo of 1000 bales of cotton.
This is the first steamer this season
from New Orleans for Japan direct.
The wages of $50 operatives in the
lace mills of Wilkesbarre, Pa, were
voluntarily raised - per cent. on the
Sth.
All the defendants under indictment
in Philadelphia, charged with imper-
sonating election officers, making
fraudulent returns and stuffing the
ballot box in the, thirteenth division of
the Seventh ward, at the election for
state treasurer, last November, failed
20 answer when their names were
called in court on the Sth, and their
bail was declared forfeited.
At a meeting of the board of trustees
of Columbia university, on the Sth, it
was announced that John d. Rookie
fellel had presented 100000 to the
university for the endowment of
chair of psychology.
The amount of bonds purchased by
the secretary of the treasury under the
offer of November Is last, amounted to
19,30O,650. which, with interest ana
premium, made a total expenditure of
S21,771, ,S67.
In view of the existence of the bu-
bonic plague in the orient and in
South America, Surgeon-General Wy
man has requested $4,000 additional
for quarantine service, to be appropri-
ated as an urgency deficiency item.
The correspondent of the London
Telegraph with Gen. Buffers army
says: Gen. Hart missed his way,
Lord Dundonald failed to support and
Gen. Barton got part of his forces IN
an .untenable position, Col. Long, with
the artillery, outpaced the escort Of
the guns and they were lost. Briefly.
that seems to be the story of the
TugcIa river
Surgeon Greenleaf, at Manila, cables
Surgeon General Sternberg that three
new cases of bubonic plague have been
discovered among the natives Of Ma
Mia. There have been six cases and
four deaths.
The president has created new
military department-that of Alaska,
ard Col. George Randall, who is now
in Cuba, has been assigned to the com
mand He will. it is intimated be
given the rank Of brigadier general Of
volunteers.
Following the gallant repulse of the
successive Boer assaults on Ladysmith,
on the 9th, the British are anXiously
inquiring in regard to Gen. Whites
supply of ammunition, which must
have been heavily drawn upon in the
battle: and in the same breath they
are wondering why Butler doesn't
move.
Gen. Schwan's column, moving along
I.aguna de Bay, struck 500 insur-
gents under Gen. Noriel at Biana. on
the 9th, and drove them westward on
Slang, captured the place, from which
point cavalry pushed through to Il.
dang. Schwan captured three Of No,
iiel's six pieces of artillery, and will
take remainder, also his transports.
ton, with records and annanitie..