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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-01-15
HRS. MORRISON KEPT A REVOLVER
NEIGHBoR SAYS THAT SHE pEcrApr0 IN
WAS TO PROTECT HER FROM
HER HUSBAND

Alfred Morrison. who Is charged with numbering
his wife, passed a restless night in cell No IN
the county Jail at White Plains Saturday night
he slept only at intervals spending most OF his
Tune IN pacing up and down his cell He refused tn
eat any breakfast. but his appetite came back to
him at noon and he partook OF his Sunday dinner
with relish At frequent intervals IN the night he
cropped on his knees and prayed Morrison IA
suffering from the lack OF cigarettes Give ma a
cigarette am nearly dying for a smoker he Il
constantly demanding OF his fellow prisoners. HIS
aunt MIS-. Amelia Cahen. visited him yesterday
and gave him dozen packages OF cigarettes
0hOSl OF the day was spent by Morrison In talk
ing 20 a ounce man, TO whom he told his troubIes
me prisoner has faith that the testimony OF his
little adopted daughter. Flora will exonerate him
ohe VIII surely testify said he, that my wife
toid her before her death that I shot her for n
burglar whom I saw In a dream, Corons- D.,
ming exonerated me from all blame. and now the
ponce turn around and have me arrested Nv
heart Is broken It seems too bad that an Innocent
man should be thrown into place Ike this and
compelled to associate with criminals"
Oistrlct attorney Andrews and Chief Foley have
uecloeo not 10 exhume the body OF Mrs Morrison
which is buried In the East Chester C,aat
Ihey nave found in the post-mortsm exautnatto1
maze oy DIS George c. Weiss and B. W Shin
man All - the Information they desire as to the
The police Of Mount Vernon believe that tbev bsva
secured additional evidence which win SHOW fbsf
had trouble with Mrs Lizzie Ib, GtRer people ne
OF the dead woman. IN her deposition saws maj
ened TO Kill her because she was not a tf5v bo11se
keeper and was careless at times in her persOnsI
that the reason she kept revolver in the hoHss
was Ior protection against him in case he ever
IA, About Ivs years ago Morrison lived in a fiat at
d d1g and Mechanic SITS, New-Rochene. He is
Santy about the rent and threatened to shoot him
burg, South Africa
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-01-15
BRITISH ARMIES ACTIVE.
Continued from first page.

rsss AZ three points was too vague to have any
.ss,,sacance The important point was that the
.sv,ng column under General Warren had started
ON Tbursday. It implied mule transport ser
vice and complete independence of a railway
base OF supplies, and indicated carefully
,,.nnaa attempt TO turn the enemy's long de-
sensive line either east or west of Colenso. while
General Clery's division remained at Chieveley
Camp in position for attacking the Boer force
~, che southern bank and Inhlawe Mountain.
srha main point was the practicability Of a
MASSAGE Of the Tugela. which was in flood after
1savv rains with the enemy intrenched on the
onnoSte side If that object had been attained
and the Boer line broken through or turned.
tidings OF the flying column might be expected
by Telegraph from Ladysmith on the first clear
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side that their cause is just and that they
must succeed.
Reports from Colesberg represent the position
there as favorable to the republicans. but that
the British are concentrating for operations on
a large scale
what is called the PLAT Rand fight" on
Saturday, January Che attack upon Lady
smith, shows twenty-six killed and seventy
seven wounded. These figures are described as
the FIRST return.
The embargo at Delagoa Bay upon Transvaal
imports is the question of the hour with the
burghers If this be not removed. it is asserted
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that steps viii be taken pretudicial to prisoners
and aliens
THE CAPTURE OF THE SUFFOLKs.
MEN OBEY BoER ORDER-MoRB TROOPS
SENT TO FREE STATE BORDER

SENT TO FREE STATE BORDER
London. Jan. ia dispatch to 1.-THE Daily
News" from Naauw Poort, dated January 3, de-
scribing the unfortunate movement with the
Suffolks, says:
General French permitted the attempt at the
urgent desire of Lieutenant-Colonel watson
The march began at midnight. The men wore
canvas shoes, or, falling these, marched In their
socks. The ground difficult, and many
mats were necessary to verify the position:
On reaching the summit Of the hill, the officers
advanced over the crest to reconnottre. The
Beers. who had evidently been warned OF the
movement, opened a terrible fusillade. Captain
Brett's company charged into a Boer trench.
Then came order to retire. 1t came in
shout from the Boer lines and the two rear
companies, completely deceived, carried it out
OF the two advance companies ninety-tWo
were killed wounded Captain Brett got his
men under cover and sent sergeant with five
men, to cut his way out and to ask the British
artillery to direct the fire to the right, fearing
that the guns might open on him. Three men
got through with the message. but Captain
Brett was forced to surrender with his remain
1.-THE schanze (redoubD behind which the
Beers were lying was high and doubly loopholed.
but absolutely undiscoverable, except by bal
LOOM and too high to be stormed by scaling
ladders
A dispatch to 1.-THE Times" from Lourenco
Marques says:
The British Consul has issued a notice warn
ing British subjects against enlstng for service
with the Beers. trading with the Republics,
reasonable conduct in the TransvaaL Herr
Pott has protested against this notice
shutting an interference with the sovereign
rights of Portugal
Five thousand Beers were sent from Natal
last week to defend the Free State border and
to resist the attacks of General Gatacre and
General French, which causing some alarm.
leading Transvaaler says the Beers will
make another desperate attempt to reduce Lady
smith
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FIERCE FIGHT OF WHITES TROOPS.
HAND TO HAND ENCOUNTER BEFORE THE
BRITISH DEFENCES.

HAND TO HAND ENCOUNTER BEFORE THE
BRITISH DEFENCES.
London, Jan. ia dispatch from the Hoofd
Lager at Ladysmith, dated January 8. via
Lourenco Marques. describing the assault on
January upon Ladysmth. says:
The British made attempt to hold the first
line of breastworks but made exceedingly
stubborn resistance at the next row. Every
inch was stubbornly contested, and conspicuous
bravery was displayed on both sides.
After 10 o'clock the British artillery fire slack
ened, and a terrible individual contest ensued
among the rifemen for the possession of Plat
Rand Ridge. At noon a heavy thunderstorm
interrupted the IL de- lasting for two hours.
Although the burghers succeeded in ultimate
" gaining possession of most of the British po
sitions on the western side of the Plat Rand.
they were finally obliged TO retire from most
of the ground they occupied. The British
most strongly intrenched their redoubts being
skilfully loopholed, and the combat was so close
that rifles were frequently fired at arms length.
L was a hand to hand encounter. The
and bewiderment of the scene could scarcely
be paralleed.
The operations were continued the next day
(Sunday) on a smaller scale, but it is reported
that, as a result of one Of the forlorn hopes one
gun and two ammunition wagons were captured.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-01-15
GERMAN CRITICISM on TIE WAR.

Berlin, Jan. 14-To-day's news that peace
movement is growing in Great Britain is
ceived with incredulity. The "Lokal Anzeiger
says
1t is impossible that the British Government,
In any event, could be Influenced by such a
movement Great Britain's prestige impera
lively demands, since once she has gone upon
the warpath, that she should carry matters to
a successful issue
The same paper contains article by General
Won Schmeling criticising the war, and saying
that 1t is questionable whether Great Britain.
even with Lord Roberts and Lord Kitchener
and 10000 men, will win.
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no ExPEND s2soOo:oOo IMPRovING b And o.

Chicago, Jan 1.-THE Record tomorrow will
say that plans for the expenditure of S25 OOOOOO IN
improving the physical condition of the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad have been completed and within
the next three years that amount Of money will
have been expended. improvements of roadbeds
bridges. tracks and equipment will be made on all
lines of the system. The present rapid develop-
ment OF earning power Of the system has led the
directors to the belief that a large percentages OF
the S25 600 900 be spared from surplus earnings
Although the detailed plans Of Improvement have
not been made public, yet it is said that a great
part of the money will be spent In improving the
line between Chicago and Pittsburg.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-01-15
METHUEN's SCOUTS ACTIVE.
"REMINISCENCES BY DARLINGTON AM
PITCHER.

Observation-Disclosures BY BABlNGTON AND
PITCHER.
Modder River, Jan. 11.-GeneraI Darlington,
with two regiments of Lancers the Victorian
Mounted Rifles and battery Of horse artillery.
left here the evening of January Sunday.
and crossed the Free State border Tuesday
morning
simultaneously other movements were made.
A column under Colonel Pitcher went from Bel
mont to the south of General Babington's route
while a portion of the garrisons of Klokfontein
and Honey Nest Kloof. under Major Byrne, ad-
vanced toward Jacobsdaal.
General Darlington penetrated twelve miles and
his scouts twenty. They saw signs of armed
Beers. The farmhOuses were found empty, the
occupants having mad news of the advance and
gone further into the interior. The British
bivouacked at Random. They burned three
farmhouses, the property of Lubbe, of the
Boer leaders. Yesterday they swept around
southwark, returning here to-day Nothing was
accomplished except a reconnaissance.
Colonel Pitcher came into touch with General
Darlington and then returned to Belmont.
Major Byrne reconnoitred the hills about four
miles from Jacobsdaal and saw 700 Beers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-01-15
TRIAL oF DuTCH CoLoNIsTs.

Cape Town, JAN 10.-The proceedings for
treason instituted against the Dutch Coonials
who were taken in arms at Sunnyside are be-
ing pressed. Witnesses have been Intercepted
to-day; the preliminary examination before the
magistrate will be held later. and the trial will
probably be conducted by the Supreme Court.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-01-15
PEEKSKILL.

The joint official board of ST. Paurs Methodist
Episcopal Church has unanimously asked the pas
tor of the church. the Rev. James w. A. Dodge,
TO remain another year. He mas served pastor
four years, and has sgnihed his willingness to te-
main another year.
Petitions are being circulated and already sew
eral hundred citizens have signed them, asking
Assembyman James X. Apgar to introduce a bill In
the Assembly providing for the appointment OF a
Police Justice in Peekskill at a salary OF 1890
year
Ex-Coroner Edgar D. Bassett has gone to AL
bany for the winter. He has a place IN the
Capitol
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-01-15
SYRACUSE ATHLETES GOING TO PARIS.

Syracuse. N. Y. Jan. Ii (SpeciaD.-A track ath-
letic team will be sent to represent Syracuse Uni
versity at International intercollegiate games
which will be held in Paris during the Exposition
this summer.
It is expected that the greatest share of the sup
port for sending the team will come from the
alumni as the in the other colleges. and the
matter Is TO be presented to graduates and their
support asked for. President Charles o. Dewey
OF the New-York Alumni Club is greatly inter-
ested In the plan and has requested that a repre-
sentative of the athletic association attend the
alumni dinner which will be held in New-York
an early date and present the subject. which
will probably be done.
Only four or i've men are now thought OF. but the
result OF the seasons work may put one two
the list,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-01-15

day. This was the judgment of some of the
most thoughtful military writers, but others dis
sented from il and expected vigorous counter
attacks from the Beers and fighting all along
the line. 1t was not considered probable that
General Butler would accompany the flying col
uTnn after it had crossed the river.
Those well acquainted with General Warren
assert that he is unmanageable general who
does his best work when by himself. without
superior officer in direct command. They be-
neve that Butler was at Springfield in order to
see the column well its way across the
Tugela. and that he subsequently returned to
Frere Camp to supervise the operations of
CIerys division in accordance with the general
plan prearranged with Warren.
GENERAL WHITES COOPERATION.
Press dispatches received last night threw
little light upon the mysterious movements IN
progress the Tugela. Reuter- reported per-
gistent rumors at Durham on Friday that Lady
smith had been relieved but this was plainly
premature The same agency provided a dis
patch from Lourenco Marques. dated Saturday
with from the Colenso Camp that the
EighIanders were having a sham fight at
Chieveley and that rockets had been fired for
two nights from Ladysmith. The second detail
important since it indicated the knowledge
General Whites part that turning move
ment for the relief of Ladysmith was in prog
ress. The British force those nights was at
Potgieter's Drift, fourteen miles in an airline
from Caesars Camp. The rockets were clearly
a prearranged signal for the cooperation of the
two forces. The bombardment of Ladysmith
apparently suspended for several days
during the heavy rains of last week The Boer
losses in the Ladysmith battle are loosely esti-
mated in Natal as ]. 400 killed and wounded and
Commandant De Villiers and other Free State
leaders reported TO have been killed
Lord Roberts's summary of the situation
posted al midnight at the War Office was silent
in respect to Natal The newspapers this morn
ing will be filed with minor dispatches from
various camps, the cabling facilities having
improved.
FRENCF1s FORCE IN ACTION.
General Frenchs success in cutting off the
Dutch lire Of retreat into the Free State is in
correctly described as complete Colonel Porter
occupied a position on the hills five miles from
the NorvaIs Pont Road threatening the Boer
communications with the east and held il easily
against a strong attack The enemys force
was reported 10 number 1000 men under Gen
era Schoemann, with a Transvaal Maxim bat
terry and one gun which was said to have
longer range than General French's field arti!-
lery Lord Roberts at midnight rninirnized the
Importance Of these nnanauvres Colonel
Fllcher. with a force of 400 men, probably Co
lohlals' Is reported to have made fresh recon-
noissance from Belmont into the Free state
The British cannonade of the enernv,s rosi,,or,
al Magersfontein has been vigorously renewed
and the service balloon &c conv+sr,1, 4, e. o,r
General Methuen officially REPORTS cavalry
reconnaissance into the Free State and n fresh
sortie is reported from Kimberley early last
week. 'A''
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-01-15
THE DENVER SHOOTING CASE.
ONE OF THE WOUNDED NEWSPAPER PRoPRIE-
TORS MAY DIE

Denver Col. Jan. 14-Frederick G. Bonnls. ons
Of the proprietors Of The Post. who was shot by
w w Anderson. Of this city. yesterday. is in
critical condition. Physicians are IN constant at
tendance at the bedside of the injured man This
afternoon a heuorrhage Of the lungs had the effect
of weakening the patient and tonight grave fears
are entertained for his recovery.
Harry H Tammen, associated with BonAls In the
proprietorshtp OF The Post who also shot BY
Anderson In the trouble that resulted in BOnfls's
Injuries IS resting easy tonight and Is IN no dan
ger unless complications should set IN.
w W. Anderson, the lawyer, who did the shooS-
ing was released last night by District Judge g. p
Butler on habeas corpus proceedings held In a
room at the Denver Athletic Club. His bond was
hxed at $4,000 and immediately furnished BY
friends.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-01-15
COST OF RAILROAD MATERIALS.

COMPARISON WITH A YEAR AGO MADE 10 BEAR
ON NEW CLASSIFICATION OF FREIGHT
Chicago. JAN IA (SpeciaD.-The general managers
OF the Western roads have prepared list of
terials that used every day in the maintenance
and equipment of railroads. showing their present
cost compared with the cost little a year
ago. This list is to be shown shippers at the
meeting of the official Classification Committee in
New-York January o. Shippers have COM
planned that the classification unjust and
uncalled for. They have held that the advance in
altogether out Of proportion to the increased prices
ruling for various articles OF universal con-
sumption as compared with the cost year ago.
Traffic managers. however. have held that be-
cause of the increased cost Of materials they
warranted in desiring and expecting advance in
their freight rates which is the largest Of
revenue and furthermore than the advance
shown by the classification is neither unreason-
able nor exorbitant, The classification touches
some four hundred and fifty articles and the
increased cost Of transportation varies from
Is to so per cent. Probably greatest in
the cost OF materials for railroad is that in
iron and steel Steel rails cost to-day from 30 to
IS per cent more than they did fourteen months
ago To railroads which use from $4,000 to 10000
count of the ledger means no small sum Tumber
and timber are from Is to 25 per cent dearer In
January, 1900 than they in September. 1898. In
the matter of ties the Increased is II 10 cents
for each tie. Splice bars, which cost in the latter
ayers say, for less than g 20 Iron castings have
The small item of brooms. which in itself may
appear insignificant in view Of the present cost OF
against $40 to SIS ton in 1898 makes in the course
of a year a big difference Paints and oils have
70 to 20 per cent Figuring on the increases shown
and basing the computations the quantities
ming west from Chicago the list shows an Increase
OF $2'S95OOO year In the cost to the railroads.
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Two small bodies galloping with two machine
guns were perceived.
The Boer heavy piece on Bulwana Hill has
not been fired for two days
More Boer dead have been found at the base
of Caesars Camp. All is well here.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-01-15
LETTERS TELL THE sIrrrAT1ony

a pretoria dispatch gives the number Of pris
oners in the Suffolk battalion as 118.
Beiated dispatches describing the warmth NJ
the welcome extended to Lord Roberts and
General Kitchener at Cape Town are also IN
print with another large budget of man core.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-01-15
SHORTENING F. AND o. SOUTHWESTERN

Southwestern is spending $5OOOOO Strengthening and
shortening it's line through Indiana more than five
miles, preparatory to cutting the schedule between
st. Louis and Cincinnati from nine to eight hours
Four thousand will be work as soon as the
weather permits. and the road will be practically
rebuilt Indiana One OF the greatest changes
is made by tunnelling the hills in the Willow Valley
and the big hill west OF this city. The Willow
cut off more than two miles and many sharp curves
The big tunnel east OF Mitchell is being lowered
nine feet 1t is 100 feet in length. There are
twenty-five different contracts. and some OF them
provide for rebuilding the track ten or fifteen miles
sometimes departing mile from the present right
of way.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-01-15
WHITES SIGNALS SEEN.

Boer Headquarters at Colenso. Jan. IL
Everything points to great battle within the
next few days
Ladysmith, for the last two nights has been
firing rockets. The object is not known here.
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believed to be waiting for supplies and ammu-
milton secretly landed near st. Lucia Bay.
The Beers have looted all the stores and mines
in the Swaziland territory, and the ruined ma
tives completing the work Of destruction.
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ALL WELL AT LADYSMITH.
Ladysmith, Jan. II (by heliograph).-The be-
siegers have been quiet for two days. but can
be seen in active movement on the distant hills.
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FRENCH PREPARING TO MOVE.

FhENOT1 ThLI AhI-NT III MUN q.
DUTCH EXPECTING ATTACK NEAR COLES
BERG+BoER ESTIMATE OF LOSSES.
Pretoria, Jan. 11-Presdent Kruger in the
course of a stirring address just issued to the
burghers affirms that Providence is on their
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-01-15

The Colonial Dutch point cut that these prose-
cutions will serve to make more rebels, as they
consider the treatment OF the prisoners designed
to terrify them. Some Britons regard the prose-
cutions as impolitic. in view of the fact that the
Beers are able to retaliate upon the one hundred
British officers and the twenty five hundred pri-
Yates In their hands. and might do so unless all
who fight in the Boer ranks are treated pris-
oners Of war.
The Beers keep up continuous sniping near
Dordrecht.
Five Colonial scouts were captured on Mon
day
Yesterday the American residents gave din
ner to Webster Davis, United States Assistant
Secretary of the Interior
Lord Roberts and Lord Kitchener were warm
ly received on their arrival at Cape Town.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-01-15

in order to clear the air in London and to put
an end to the intrgues Of political marplots.
L N F.
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LII GASCOGNE HERE.

The steamer La Gascogne arrived from Havre
yesterday with 90 cabin and S7 steerage pas
sengsrB.
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BOER TROOPS IN zIrLIILAND.

Durham. Natal JAN 1O.-There is Boer COM
mand In Zambaan's Country. Zululand, within
a days march of the sea, with wagons 1t is
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