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The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-12-02
THE .ANGLO-BOER VAR.
British War Office Fails to Give Out
News-Methuen's Advance.

i
News-NIethuen's Advance.
London, Dec. although great anx-
iety has been manifested throughout
London to-day for some further def
mite news from General Methuen and
the forces in Natal the war office up tc
midnight issued not word. All sorts
of rumors are ahoat but as whole
there is strong feeling of confidence.
While the rumors of the relief of
| Kimberley, current on the stock ex-
change this morning, may be premature
in their literal sense, there seems no
doubt that the pressure on the garrison
has been much lghtened by General
Methuen's successes, and the actual re-
| lief of the place must be a fact very
shortly. A clew to the urgency reasons
which dictated General Methuen's hur-
ried march may be found in Governor
Miners hint to the relief committee at
Cape Town to prepare for the reception
of 10000 refugees indicating that the
garrison must have had reason to fear
the reduction of Kimberley by starva-
tion and disease.
The most recent news from Kimber-
ley comes by way Of Pretoria, and almost
seems to show Kimberley and Mafeking
are acting in concert with General
Methuen, for at the time the battle
was raging at Gras PAN both Colonel
II o1x<x ,l, n Il II
made sorties and assailed the beleag-
uerers. The result of the Mafeking
sortie Is not known, but according to
dispatch from Pretoria, Colonel Ke-
kewich inflicted considerable loss on
the Beers two shells killing nine and
wounding seventeen of a group of
Boers
1t is reporter that Gen. Methuen re-
sumed his march northward Wednes-
day and expected to form a junction
with the Kimberley forces Saturday or
sunday.
1t is suggested in some quarters that
the Boer forces have been withdrawn
from the north of Cape Colony snd may
be hurrying to attack Gen. Methuen's
rear. But reinforcements have peen
pushed rapidly forward from Orange
River and De Aar, and 1t Is claimed
they ought to circumvent such designs.
From Lord Wolseley's announcement
that 1t had been decided to call out
one more Division, 1t appears clear that
the War Office does not look for q
speedy collapse of Boer resistance.
So far as known, the Ladysmtll re-
lief force is still at Frere,, though the
bridge was perhaps sufficiently repaired
to permit of it's passage yesterday, in
which case the opposing forces may al
ready have come in contact near Colen-
so, where apparently the Beers are
intrenched on the north side
of the river.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-12-02
METHODTST CHURCH CONGRESS.
Den alism and Catholicity v
Discussed at Yesterdays Session.

| ST. Louis, Dec. 1.-"DenominationaI
| ism and Catholicity" engaged the at
tention of the Methodist Episcopal
church congress at the opening of to-
days session. The speakers on this
subject were: Rev. J. A. Duncan of
Knoxville Tenn, and Rev. Ira c. Cart
wright of Mexico. A presentation Of
the present Needs of the Ministry"
Browne of Boston.
The question of the higher criticism
Of the Bible was touched on in the
course of Prof. Brownies remarks.
Conservatives We're dealt a rap by the
speaker, who asserted that they, in
many cases, were the real heretics.
"Wise men," said the professor, "hold
fast to the past so far as it is good,
and look to the future for new truths"
Concering these new truths .he
speaker said that in themselves, they
were disturbing and embarrassing un-
til assimiated and that in searching
them out the whole aim should be to
lead men to God. Prof. Browne plead
ed for a broader view of religion, as
serting that religion was not a mere
doing of this or that but principle of
al! doing.
Ethics of Church Membership" was
discussed by Rev. Thomas H. Arm
strong of East Palestine, Ohio, and
Mr.. Handford Crawford of ST. Louis
This afternoon Religion of Righteous
ness" was discussed by Rev. Geo. Elliot
of Pottsville, Pa, and Prof. r. S. Cope
land of Ann Arbor, Mich. The congress
adjourned this afternoon after having
been in session five days, attended by
some of the most eminent divines in the
denomination. AS the congress possess
ed no executive authority nothing was
done except to openly discuss questions
affecting christian progress to-day.
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Th .TsnsiCn Investigation.

Washington, Dec. 1.--Senators Gal
linger and Hansbrough, on behalf of
the senate committee on pensions have
been taking testimony under res
olution passed by the senate last ses-
sion, instructing the committee to in
quire into the wisdom Of revising the
pension laws. So far they have heard
Secretary Hitchcock and Assistant Sec
retary Davis of the interior depart
ment and Commissioner Evans and
Assistant Commissioner Davenport and
they expect later to receive a statement
from the commander of the Grand
Army The testimony Of the officials
examined favors a general revision of
the laws by a non-partisan commits
sion.
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FRENCH TREdSON TRIAL.
Terrible Din Caused by IA DecisiOn-Gen
Roget Testtfies.

Paris, Dec. 1.-The senate as a high
court to-day, by vote of 1874 to 49,
granted the public prosecutors request
to withdraw some of his unnecessary
witnesses. Counsel for the prisoners
objected on the ground that they wish
ed to cross-examine some of them. The
reading of the courts decision evoked
violent protests from the prisoners who
rose and made terrible din. Counsel
for the defense asked that one Of the
witnesses be heard, and the court,
amid great excitement, retired. After
a few minutes the public session was
resumed and M. Fallieres, president of
the court announced that the court had
decided that there was no ground to
deliberate on the counsers request and
ordered that General Roget be heard
as the first witness The general de-
scribed the demonstration of February
% at the time the troops were return
ing from the funeral of President Faure
and said M. Deroulede clutched the
bride of his horse, which reared. Gen
sral Roget added thatyhe LAID his sword
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MANY FILIPINOS SURRENDER
GEN. CONON'S FORCES LAY DOWN
1RMS 1T BIYOMBONG.
500 Not Including Seventy Spanish
Prisoners The Surrender Made TO
Lieut.. Monroe and Fifty Men of the
Fourth Cavalry.

Manila, Dec. 2 920 a, m.-General
Conon surrendered eight hundred Of
ficers and men with rifles, several
American andseventy Spanish prisoners
and the garrison at Bayombong, prov
ince of Nueva Vizcaya, to Lieutenant
Monroe, with fifty men of the Fourth
cavalry.
Details of the occupation of Zambo-
anga, received at Manila, showed that
the town surrendered to Commander
Very of the Castine as result of the
peoples opposition to the revolution
which eliminated in the assassination
of Calixto, the rebel leader. -~>
General Otis says that the American
advance into Luzon is being speedily
pushed and that the troops continue to
dtsperse the rebels General Hughes
has cleared one-third of the Island of
Panay of insurgents. Captain Warwick
of the Eighteenth infantry was killed
in a fight with the rebels on the Goth
instant.
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THE BOARD OF FINANCE.
Estimates and Recom da tions VIII
Go to the Com m on Coun ell Monday.

oO 10 lne SOH III Oh COuncil NlOnuuys
The board of finance met last night
and corrected the proof sheets of the
estimates which have now been pared
down to the amount which the board
will recommend to be appropriated. The
estimates will be printed to-day and
gone over again by the board tonight
to see that they are correctly printed.
They will be transmitted to the court
of common council at the meeting of
that body Monday night. Information
as to the total amount of the appro-
priation to be recommended was re-
fused last night, but it is probable that
a twenty-one mill tax will be recon-
mended, although Controller Rowe, a
member of the board of finance, last
night refused to say whether that rate
was the one to be recommended or not
He said that no information concern
ing it would be given out until the es-
Inmates and recommendations reached
the common council.
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LORD ROSEBERY SPEAKS.
Deprecates MIR. Cha M berIaIn's StiMging
Reference to Franc.

London, Dec. Lord Roseberry
speaking at Edinburgh this evening de-
precated Mr.. Chamberlain's reference
to France in his speech at Leicester and
said: I'VE have no right to go into the
cutters to fish up the derelct press of
any country and to hold it up to score
or as motive of our policy. 1t is i'm
possible that the Queen could be be-
smirched by such attacks, which, only
recoil on the attackers and whatever
the degraded outburst may mean, 1t
does not represent the best or highest
opinion of France. We have been over
ready to flout other nations and 1t Is
no wonder that Great Britain Is unpopu-
lar abroad. l do trust that this undiplo-
matte frankness will cease, for these
stinging words rankle long afterward,
and it is not for Statesmen to speak
under the passing irritation of the mo-
ment.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-12-02
SENSATIONAL GOLF At LAKEWOOD
Interesting Contests I'm the Tournament
Results of Play.

New York, Dec. 1.-The second day
of the golf club of LakeWood's big
tournament at Lakewood, N. j., was u
day of sensational play, but the medal
play cards did not, as a rule, reach yes
terday's mark. The match between w.
j. Travis 0 fOakland and A. M. Robbins
of st. Andrews proved interesting and
was won by Robbins by two up and
one to play
The close of this match sent the
gallery ia the Douglass Hamilton con-
test, which was equally interesting.
The ex-champion from Fairfield found
his work cut out for him and only won
by record play and par golf on the 'ast
four holes and these were halved with
him by the Baltousrol man, who was
an unknown quantity. A single mis-
take by Douglass would have given
Hamilton the game. The match went
to Douglass by one up, the cards show
ing Douglass so and Hamilton 81.
The afternoon play was full of sur
prises Gordon Douglass beat James
Tying up and 1 up to play. Findlay
Douglass had another hard match to
win, and young s. G. Watson, the
Westbrook crack, forced him to a 20
hole finish where Douglass won by /
up. Summary: Lakewood cup, second
round: Gordon Douglass beat James
Tying up and to play; Findlay 81
Douglass beat S. C. Watson by l up;
F. W. Menzes beat John Moorehead 5
up and 4 to play, and F. p. Kimball of
Lakewood defeated Arden Robbins by
up. Consolation cup, second round,
j. T. Boyd beat Harry Suiday, up; J.
q. Thorpe beat w. r. Kirk UP and 4
to play; H. M. Hartman beat w. H.
Davis, l up Q9 holes), and Jasper P.
Lynch beat A. D. Compton, up and
< to ,oIoxy
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WAGE INCREASE IN FALL RIrER.


Fall River, Mass, Dec 1.-The move
of M. c. d, Borden of New York, pres
ident Of the Iron Works company in this
city in voluntarily giving his help an
advance of 10 per cent. forced the hand
of the Manufa cturers Association and
at the conclusion Of conference to-
day between the five secretaries of the
labor unions in the textile council and
the special committee of the manufac-
turers it was announced that the entire
body Of mill operatives in Fall River
would be given 10 per cent increase
beginning December II, one week later
than the date on which the Iron Works
operatives will receive the full advance.
The operatives, however, are asked to
agree to the adoption Of sliding scale
Of wages, to govern the future wage
list, prior to next July. BY not paying
the advance on the same date as does
Mr.. Borden the manufacturers will
save about $4,000 in wages.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-12-02
FOUND DEAD IN BED.
Wife of Prominent Brooklyn Lawyer
nnd Politician.

New York, Dec. Mrs Mary Jane
Weinberg, wife Of Jere A. Weinberg,
the prominent Brooklyn lawyer and
politician, was found dead in bed atsher
home, 80 Lafayette avenue. Brooklyn,
to-day, asphyxiated by gas. The gas
cock was turned on but little way,
but enough to let a large amount Of
gas escape into the room. 1t was
thought that death was due to acci-
dental turning on of the gas. The
coroner's physician examined the body
and decided that Mrs. Weinberg had
been dead at least two days. Mr.. Wern-
berg apparently had not been home
for several days. He refused to talk
about his wife's death. 1t is said that
Mrs. Weinberg suffered of late from
neuralgia and heart trouble.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-12-02
GENERAL REGISTRA RS' BILLS.
Special Committee Recon- mends Thu
They be Paid.

The special committee to which was
referred the bills of the general regis
trars\ amounting, to $500, met last
night. General Registrars Hamilton
and Cronin appeared and explained
their bills. No one appeared to oppose
payment of them. The committee de-
cided to recommend that the bills be
paid, the report being signed by all the
members of the committee except one.
IT is proba BILE that a minority report, ,op-
posing the payment of the full amount
of the bills, will be made to the COM
mon council.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-12-02
LAST ROUz OF THE DERvIsHEs.
How the Khalifa Met Death The Rush
of the Hriftah.

Cairo, Dec. 1.--Oficers from the
Soudan who have arrived here say that
when General Wingate's force over
took the Khalifa the latter tried to
outf1ank the Anglo-Egyptians but fall
ed. Seeing his position was hopeless
the Khalifa told his emirs to stay with
him and die. He then spread a sheep
skin on the ground, and sat down on
it, with the emirs on either side of him.
The Khalifa was found shot through
the head, heart, arms and legs, and the
emirs were lying dead beside him. The
members of his body guard were all
dead in front of them. General Win
gates force swept over them without
recognizing the Khalifa and his emirs,
but they were identified later. 4
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-12-02
LOSS OF SCHOONERS.
Two Wrecked, One Damaged and One
Missing In New FOundland.

st. Johns, N. F.. Dec. 1.-The schoon-
or Vickerson, with general cargo, is
ashore at Cape Chapereau and will be
a total loss. One man was drowned.
The schooner Dart has stranded in
Crates Cove. She is laden with fish
and will be a complete wreck. The
schooner Emily went on a bar near here
but was pulled off by tugs. She is
badly damaged. The schooner War
rior is missing. 1t is feared she has
gone down in Bona Vista bay. Her
crew numbered ten persons.
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TIE SORTIE FROM MA 4FEKING.
Heavy Fighting ON November go, When
Advices Were Sent.

London, Dec. IA despatch from
Pretoria, dated November rs, says there
was another sortie from Mafeking the
day preceding. On the morning of
that day the Chartered Police attacked
Eloff's Fort with great determination.
The fight was progressing when the
despatch was sent.
Several ambulance trains left Mafe-
king November rs for the Free State,
where heavy fighting was expected dur
ing the then coming week, when the
Beers, 1t was added would resist the
advance Of the British in the direction
of Kimbe
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TO LE4VE ILLINOIS.
Corporations With an Aggregate Capt
tai of More Than $500 200, 900.

Chicago, Dec.-The Chronicle to-
morrow will say: Corporations with an
aggregate capital of more than $780,
100000 are preparing to move out of H.
linois and establish headquarters in
the east, mainly in New York city. The
chief reason assigned for this is that
the Legislature and courts of Illinois
have assumed a distinctly antitrust
complexion in legislation and decisions
The principal corporations that are
getting ready to quit their headquarters
here are Federal Steel, American Steel
and Wire, American Steel Hoop,
American Tin Plate, Glucose Sugar Re-
fining and the Whiskey trust.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-12-02
NATAL BATTALION OFFICERS.
Elected Mt the Regular Monthly Meet
ing Last Night.

The monthly drill and meeting Of the
second battalion, Naval militia, was
held last night. Ensign Robert e.
Hutchinson was elected lieutenant,
Junior grade, to fill the vacancy left
by the promotion Of Lieutenant Corn
wall to commander about month ago.
Bo'sens Mate G. E. Morse was ap-
pointed to the rank of ensign, and
Bo'sens Mate Peck, second class, was
appointed to fill the position left vacant
by Mr. Morris. The improvements in
the battalion room are nearly COM
pleted.
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Il FATAL HAIR GRIPPING.


Catskill, N. Y, Dec. 1.-While crimp-
ing her hair this morning Miss Mary
Edith Ingersoll was fatally burned,
death ensuing this afternoon. Her
hair caught fire from the lamp she was
using and in her fright she ran out OF
doors. Before help reached her the
hair was burned from her head and
the clothing from her body. Miss In
gersoll was teacher in Moody's school
and was here to recruit from an at
tack of nervous prostration- Her IA
ther, e. D. Ingersoll was at one time
prominent in Young Mems Christian
association railroad work with head
quarters at Denver.
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Col. CadyvaIIade er Jones Dead.

Columbia, s. G. Dec. 1.-Col. Cadwal-
ladar Jones, a colonel in the Confederate
army and once prominent politician
died here to-day, aged S6 years. He
married daughter of Governor Ire
dell of North Carolina, two of his sons
were colonies in the Spanish war, Will
Jones, South Carolina and Johnston
Jones, of California. Gen. Wade Hamp-
ton will be pallbearer at the funeral.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-12-02
SMALLPOX IN CHELSEA, MASS.
Another Outbreak Discovered-Tw
Children Stricken.

Chelsea, Mass, Dec. 1.--Another out
break of smallpox has come to light i'll
the city, the health officers having dis
covered two new cases. The victims
are children of Mrs. Susan Leary, a
widow. The patients were taken to the
smallpox hospital, and the house, in
which there are eleven persons. was
quarantined. There are now eight
cases at the hospital, and in all twenty
six cases have appeared in the city.
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Wallace Knocked Out.

New York, Dec. 1.-Dave Wallace the
last of the cargo of English fighters
imported here within the last few
months, went down in defeat like his
predecessors, tonight before the Broad
way Athletic Club. Joe Bernstein of
thisc city, placed several hard blows on
Wallaces face and body and in seventy
three seconds the Englishman lay pros
trate He was counted out by Referee
Charley White, and his seconds had to
carry him to his corner. The men met
for a 25 round bout at 124, but the
hackers of the Enelshman claimed
that their man was weakened by hav-
ing to take off 10 pounds during the
last three weeks,
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s200,0O0,0O0 SUGAR TRUST
INDEPENDENT CONCERNS SAID TO
BE CONTEMPLATING ONE.
cured an Option on Several Companies
Interested Men In New York Decline
to Credit the Noport-A Similar Story
Last Spring.

| Chicago, Dec. 1.-The News says: A
$200000,000 trust lis in contemplation
| There is every prospect that the Amer
| ican Sugar company, the Glucose Re-
fining company, and all of the so-called
independent sugar refneries will be
| consolidated. H. o. Havemeyer, of the
| Sugar combine, has, it Is understood,
secured an option on the Arbuckle SUI
gar company, the Dorsher concern and
the outside plants in Boston and New
Orleans. This evening, it is said, he
will receive a definite proposition from
the Glucose people when his represen-
tatives who left Chicago last night ar
rive in New York
1t has been ascertained that repre-
sentatives of the Havemeyer company
have been in this city in conference
with President Matthiesen of the Glu-
cose company for several days. The re-
suit of these conferences, it is said, was
an option on the Glucose interests. The
capital of the Glucose Refining COM
pany is $1,000, 900 100000 preferred
and $4,000, 900 common, SO that the GER
tificates will be taken in presumably at
an average of SIS per share. When
questioned in reference to the prospect
i've sale of his company, C. H. Mat
thiesen to-day refused to discuss the
matter, saying: ANY information that
may be of value to the public will be
given out at the proper time"
New York, Dec. 1.-The despatch from
Chicago announcing the formation of
S200,000,000 combination embracing
the American Sugar Refining Company,
Arbuckle Bros, Glucose Sugar Refin-
ing Company and various independent
concerns was shown to various sugar
interests in this city. G. r. Heicke,
secretary Of the American Sugar Refin-
ing company said he knew nothing OF
the deal and would not give it out for
publication If he did. At the Office OF
Arbuckle Bros. it was said that nothing
was known of the matter B. H. Howell
& Co., representing important redner-
les said that they did not believe there
was any truth in the story. N. Y. sugar
refining companies interests professed
ignorance of the matter and recalled
the fact that a similar story was start
ed last spring, ,but was yet without
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Philadelphia, Dec. 1.-During a fog
to-day the schooner Clara from Cape
May, N. j., for Philadelphia with a
cargo of sand, while at anchor in the
Delaware river, near Chester. Pa, was
run down by the Philadelphia and Bal
timore steamer Ericsson, The schooner
was cut in twain and three of the sail
ors of the schooner We're drowned. They
We're: James Wanser, Thomas Rice, Ed
ward Wilson,
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Southington, Conn.,, Dec. John Ma
son, aged seventy, was struck by car
of the Meriden, Southington and Com
pounce Tramway company, at South
Main street last tonight, and instantly
killed. He was apparently waiting for
the car, but on account of the fog that
prevailed be got too close to the rails.
He leaves a sister, Mrs. Thomas Saw
age
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London, Dec. IA despatch from
says that while attempting to blow up
500-foot bridge over the river at Co.
lenso, the Beers were driven back by
the British artillery and mounted in
fantry.
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REAR CAR TOPPLES OYER.
| Accide mt on Boston and Matne-Nicho-
| lns Varney and Wtfo Hurt.

Centre Ossipee, N. H., Dec. 1.-The
rear car of the Boston and Maine pas
senger train due to leave here for Bos-
ton at p. m, left the track at a switch
near the depot tonight and after run
ming a few rods, tipped over on it's
side. There were not more than six
or eight persons in the car at the time
and only two of them, Nicholas Varney
and his wife of Tamworth, N. H., were
hurt and their injuries were very slight.
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Favorable Impression in Berlin.

Berlin, Dec. 1.-The friendly refer
ences to Germany made by Mr., Choate,
United States ambassador to Great
Britain, in his speech at the Thanks
giving day banquet of the American
society in London. have created most
favorable impression here, especially In
high government circles
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To Elee Harvard Football Captain.

Cambridge, Mass, Dec. Captain
Burden has called a meeting of the
Harvard University football team for
tomorrow to elect captain for next
year. 1t is reported that either Daily
or Hallowell will be chosen.