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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-02-20
Doubtless Prepared Under the Super
vision Of TT. Ryan.
WERE INCORRECTLY QUOTED.
The appointment cor Meeting With
General Thomas or MIR. Could.
Tota, Interest OF the Produce
Exchange Company in the
Syndicate is Scarcely
= Per Cent.

snecial to The Times last night from
Baltimore says:
Mr.. John Skelton Williams was IN this
city to-day, and was asked VIVA. ne hau
TO saw in regard to the statcment winch
appeared in ANEW York PAPER sunday
to the effect that the Produce ti1cnanse
Trust Company might block the Seapoara
consolidation through its refusal to as
sent TO the plan of the Greater Seaboard
syndicate.
..lFe art cle.'' said Mr.. Williams, "hiln,
by the way did not see until re;u II
as a paid advertisement in Baltimore
paper Today, was doubtless prepareu
under the supervision OF Il. +. Ryan, hut
was full of inaccuracies ana mls-state-
meilts that | hardly teel it worth while
To notice. So far as General Sam Thomas
and the Produce Exchange Trust Com
many are concerned, l do not believe that
they have been correctly quoted In re-
gard to the matter. we have no appoint
ment for any meeting with Cen Ihomas
or Mr.. Gould ito discuss this matter, as
was alleged in the New York article, and
we have not been advised by the Produce
Exchange Trust Company of any final
determination on their part TO reuse
their assent to our plans.
SCARCELY SEVEN FER CENT.
The total interest which the Produce
Exchange Trust Company has In bo n
the Seaboard and the Florida Central
and Peninsular syndicate is not twenty
five per cent, as inttmated in the article
referred to, but IS scarcely seven per
cent of the total. Every other subscriber
to the Seaboard syndicate has already as
sented TO the plans of the Greater Sea-
board syndicate. and practically every
subscriber TO the. Florida Central and Pen
insuIar syndicate. except the Produce
Exchange Trust Company. has done the
same. AS to Thomas +. Ryan and his
remarks 2s quoted i'll the New York pa
per. | have only to say that the courts
now have Mr.. Ryan in charge, and they
have already expressed their opinion OF
him and his methods in no uncertain
terms and his attempts to impede the
progress of 4 great enterprise have beer
ignominious failures in the past. ard
Will continue 10 be so in the future ii
he further pursues the same course
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-02-20
He Has Comp |eteIy Broken the Boer
Line Of Fortresses.
HLANGWAN HILL CAPTURED,
This is Of Great Strategic Importance
as it Commands the Flank Of Boer
Dcfcnccs ae Colcnso-.l Success
fuI Advance and Capture
oftllc Hallway May Now
be Looked For.

LONDON, Feb. o0-3:45 A. MA mem
bcr Of the Cabinet told II. W. Lucy
tonight that the War Office had re-
ceived a telegram announcing that Cen
eral Cronje, was hopelessy surrounded.
Mr.. Wyndham was Eeset by anxious
members of the House, but would only
reply that the governments news was
of the government in Withholding good
news is that confirmation and further
details are awaited.
LONDON, Feb 2o-l2:3O ~ M-The
War Office at midnight announced that
1t had nothing further for publication
from South Africa.
In the lobbies of the House of Com
mons last evening, however. it was
rumored that General Cronje's army
was surrounded: that General French
had got between the Boer forces and
Bloemfontein, and that he was only
waiting reinforcements to close in on
the enemy.
No confirmation of this rumor is OBJ
tainablc, although the general idea is
that the government has received i'm
portant dispatches.
EoER LINES BROKEN.
CHIDVT2LEY, Monday morning, FEB.
1g-The Beers line of tortresses Is
broken The British have achieved 4
decided success in capturing the enemy
positiou in Monte Christie. The Beers
however, effectively executed a retreat,
removing their guns and convoy wagons.
The British have comparatively few cas-
ualties.
LONDON, Feb. 2O--The Chicveley cor
respondent OF the Daily Telegraph, tele-
graphing yesterday. says:
eve now occupy all the hills to the
right of Colenso on this side OF the
Tugela including Hlangwan, which the
Boors evacuated !ast night tSunday).
This capture of ulangwan Hill IS "t
great strategic Importance. as the hui
commands the flank of the Boer de-
fences at ColensO a successful advance
and the capture OF railway may be "N-
pccted..
LONDON, Feb. 2o.-The Daily Mail has
the following dispatch from PietermaritZ-
burg. dated Monday:
1T is reported that Sir Redvers Bulle'
has captured Hlangwan Hill. Large
numbers of Free tStaters have lett II
meet Lord Roberts force. 1t is believed
that q number OF Boer big guns have
been taken hack across the border
.ENPBCT BIG BATTLE.
LONDON, Feb 2O.-A dispatch to the
Daily Mali from Lorenzo Marques, dated
Monday. says:
According to advices from Pretoria
the Beers are expecting big battle on
the Tuega. They claim that seventy OF
the Wiltshires were killed at Coiasberg
and that thirty wagons with forage and
provisions were captured. but no aIninu-
milton. They thus describe the lighting
at Kimberley:
""rhe British came through BlaGn-
hank and attacked in two columns
While the Beers were busily engaged
with Lord Roberts General French. with
. 900 cavalry and six guns, succ2sdad III
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OF
THE U. S. ARMY
Bill Framed by War Department to
Remedy Defects Developed in
the Spanish War.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.-Chairman
Hull. OF the House Committee on Military
Affairs, to-day introduced bill pre-
pared by the War Department authori-
ties to improve the efficiency of the
army.
The bill was framed by the War ce-
partmcnt with the idea OF Strengthening
the military system and remcdyinS de-
fects developed in the Spanish war.
The chief feature provides for one
third of the promotions TO be made by
selection. This is to- enable the Presi-
dent TO reward specially gallant and
meritorious services.
The bill gives the President control of
the tenure of the office of the heads OF
staff departments. and he can, by ana
with the consent of the Senate, mako u
new head of a department at any time
when in his Judgment the efficiency OF
the service would be increased thereby.
the holder being transferred to the re-
tired list.
The only immediate result under the
provision would be the probable retire
ment OF General Eagan. Comm:ssar.r
General. now undergoing suspension.
In the -Adiu utant-General and Inspector
Generals Departments there would be
no further appointments but by detail
from the next lower grade Of the line
for a tour of four years
ENPERl ENCt.D OFFICERS.
Officials say this VIII give a large num-
be.r Of experienced staff officers to meet
future requirements and the cmergen-
cies of active service. These selections.
too, arc TO be made on recommendations
of proper boards.
The Quartermaster and Subsistence
Department. the Ordnance and Signal
Corps, are also to be filed in like man
ner. Officers now in the regular staff de-
partmerts will serve only one year in
live. with such branch of the line as the
Secretary of War n1>~ designate.
The reorganization of the artillery. the
only change proposed in the line Of the
army. is based on advanced ideas that
are largely in use in other countries, and
is called for by the present system Of
sea coast defencesL 1t insures the care
of the heavy ordnanceaand the training
of officers and :nen TO handle these guns
in active service.
The Office of post chaplain is abolished
and one provided for each regiment of
The line Of the army, regular and volun-
teer. The chaplain's rank and pay are
made those of captain. mounted
The proposed increase of the artiller,
will be made by distribution of men from
other arms OF the service. and will not in
crease the strength OF the service.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-02-20
Mr., W. B. TAYLOR
CRUSHED TODEATfI
Almost Every Boneill His
Body Was Broken
CAUSED BY ELEVATOR
in Which He Was Riding, Falling to
Basement.
HIS SKULL WAS FRACTURED.
Knee Broken; Compound Fracture OF
the Thigh; Fracture Over EIrs;-
and Many Bruises About the
Eody-Death Came Quickly
to Him-The Funeral Ar
engagements Later.
HIS SKULL WAS FRACTURED.

Mr.. William Benedict Taylor met a slor-
rible death by the falling Of the e;erator
at the store-housc of Christian s VIM
free. fourth and Cary streets, at . O'clock
Yesterday afternoon, while in the elevator
in their building. Ills body was oaaiy
crushed, many bones being broken so as
10 protrutlc tl1rouSh the flesh Ine arms
were swreuchcd out of their sockets. and
the entire body was SO badly bruised tnat
it was hardly recognizable.
The ambulance was called, with Dr. W.
W. Parker. Jr. in charges The wounded
man was then beyond the reach OF med!-
cal or surgical aid. EIe WIS taken to the
-alcshouse. where he died 4 few minutes
after arriving there.
Upon examination Drs Goode, Trevil-
lian and Parker found that the dead man
had u fracture over the base of the skull.
one over left ear. compound fracture
OF the thigh simple fracture of the
left thigh: the risEt knee broken; 4 frae-
ture over the right ear, and many bruises
about the body.
HOW THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED.
Mr.. Taylor had been in the habit OF
going up and down In The elevator and
had OCCASION to be on IL several times
during the day. 1t was shortly before 3
o'clock yesterday afternoon. when he was
going up to the top floor Of the building.
When the top floor had been reached the
, large propeliing rope ga.ce way, and the
elevator car fell to the basement. work
ing destruction in its way. The crash
made by the elevator as it fell aias,ned
the other men in the store. and they
ran to see what had happened. Down In
the dark they could see the almost life
less form OF Mr. Taylor. crushed. bruised
and smothered among the debris of H,e
wrecked elevator.
HELD IN HIGH ESTEEM.
Mr. Taylor was superintendent of the
wholesale house of Christian & Win
free. and was an efficient and valued en-
ploye, He was about thirty years OF
age; of strictly moral habits, ard un-
ostentatious in business and social in
tercourse. He WAS held in high esteem
by all who knew him. He resided at
No Do north Eighth street.
TIE body OF Mr.. Taylor WAS turned
over to Mr.. Joseph w. Blley. the uH-
dertaker. about S o'clock last night to
be prepared for burial.
Coroner TAYLOR viewed the remains and
deemed an inquest unnecessary. as tie
death was accidental, and could not be
attributed TO the fault of any one.
The arrangements for the funeral will
be made to-day.
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SUMMARY OF T0-DAY's NEWS.
Local.


Arguments on the Virginia Telephone
and Telegraph Company heard by the
Senate Con:r,:ttee on General Laws.
Work OF The Legislt .urc
Governor Tyler complains about GER
tain bills sent 70 him for appsogal.
Mr. Michael Mayo killed at the Rich
mond. Fredericksburg and Potomac
shops.
Lecture at Richmond College by Pro
fessor Wheeler.
Horrible death of W. q. Taylor in ar
elevator shaft.
Fire destroys planning mill In So.:th
Boston. No Insurance,
w. J.. Garland said to have expert
mented with fowls before using has-pin
to kill his wife
harbor.
Colonel. CasIett OF IsocahrisSe. an
fnou1ccei- as e. candidate for Congress
-t.ex:ngton orders compulsory v1ccina-
tion ard quaractine.
FIC,arsain Frank Warren knocked over
hoard tror:, his oyster sloop aui drowned.
city Engineer W:ngate. OF F:oit-so-Ss.. .
to be tried for gross neglect OF dn
"A man falls from a railroad tres'ie
twenty feet in Petersburg
General.
.-Porto Ricnn tariff bill creates great
ia.Iss WKentaeky CONTEST no nearer settle
I nlen. eponuItsts in Lincoln. Neb. have a tar-s
sbulent meeting
Foreign.
General Cronjeis army IS SAID 10 ps
entirely surrounded.
NGsnerai French between Beers and {
Blosmles os1ller has has captured Tllangwan Hill
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PRICE TWO CENTS.

into the deal AT the time the produce
Exchange Trust Company failed ls was
tntlmated in Wall street thatSits syh-
dicate holdings would be transferred 10
Representatives OF j. Pierpont Morgan,
and that, in the interests of Mr. Morgan
southern Railway system. the Seaooafd
consultation project would be checked.
N.rGeaeratt |. arnuet In mas. twno. WIZ t.ti-
win Could is now dominant in The man
agement ofs'the trust company. said yes
terday:
I'VE see no reason why We should so
into the Williams arrangement. We are
working to build up our company IN the
interests of our stockholders ~ lot OF
their money has gone into this Se:,5oard
syndicate and it is our duty to set 1t out
asaln-not to get in further. If we should
sign Mr. Williams agreement we would
tie ourselves and our money UP for an
indefinite period IN 4 Partnership In
which we could not move for seli-pro-
lection.
NO luNIaIoSTy.
The Managing Committee wants to
give Itself unlimited powers We have
no au1mositv toward Fcesider, Wil-
i;rrrs nor his associates. With US
1t is q business proposition. and
we don't believe etett The scheme
is fair or business like. Therefore we
don I propose sU So liieo ~. O'i'St - 80
companies can sc ahead ii they want TO,
but we will ;:o..
Thomas F. Ryan, whose interests In
the Seaboarti Air Line and opposition to
the Williams scheme have been promi-
nent topics OF Wali-street gossip for sew
era months. said yesterday:
.'Some time around the first of the year
I gave to the press n statement concern
inc, correspondence that had passed be-
tween Williams and myself. In this 1
| asked Williams specific questions that
| have never been answered. I pointed out
| that before he became president OF tho
! Scaboard and Roanoke road there were
I stocks in the treasury of that company
| which insured control of certain allied
| properties | asked il these had been
sold and II so, why and when and 10
whom asked If they had been sold TO
! n syndicate in which Mr.. Williams was
directly or Indirectly Interested. i asked
| many other questions of the same ssnih-
! cant rhcracter. particularly about the
| CASTOR and Raleigh Company. When
| these are answered I may have more to
| say but not before.
Wall-street interests do notbelieVe that
i the Seaboard consolidation scheme can
| he carried out unless all the syndicate
! interests are in accord. 1t is pointed out
| that the Continental Trust Company has
| entered into agreements with the various
| syndicates and that until released from all
| of these it cannot force the new scheme
! IT is admitted by the Williams contin-
| gent that about twenty-five per cent. or
| the old syndicate interests have as yet
| held back from signing the new agree
| went
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-02-20
LOCKOUT IN SAVANNAH.
Cnued by g Strike of the Plumbers for
Higher WnSeS.

+ SAVANNAH. G :. Feb. 19.-Ine Savan-
nah Builders Exchange. representing all
the contractors who employ men on build
'iugs in Savannah. declared a lockout OF
all union men to-day. 1t went into enect
at six o'clock this evening.
The lock out was caused by Strike
of the plumbers for Increased wages ana
the fear that the allied trades would so
out with them Several hundred men Will
ibe out OF employment tomorrow.
The plumbers. strike is very serious at
this time. Water pipes have burst in all
sections of the city owing to the freeze.
and there Is no one to repair them.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-02-20
DECREE REVERSED.
II tho appeal Of sI,o Intcr-occan Pug.

iishinoC Go. vs. tSSrcirtcil !'rrss.
SPRINGFIELD. I'LL. Feb 19.-In the
appeal OF the Inter-Ocean Publishing
Company aGains. the Associated Press
the Supreme Court to-day rendered an
opinion reversing the decree entered By
the Cook County Circuit Court and the
Appellate Court for the First District.
and remaining the cause 70 the Ci.cui,
Court with directions to enter decree as
prayed for in the original bill fled by
the Inter-0Yean PunlishtHc, Company. tc
restrain the Associated Press tom s,ls-
penGnG or expeliirg the petitioner from
is membership. and from refusing to fur
nlSh its news according to its contract
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-02-20
Dead in Bed.

CANTON. GA, Feb. 13-Mr. John
Burke. of Boston. was found dead in bed
here yesterday. He was the stecfather
and the only father General Patrick Col
lirs. OF Boston. ever knew.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-02-20
Arrested in New yor,,

F,I.ALIEA. N v. Feb. l9-Frederich
Anderson alias wisconsin Fred want.
ed in Virginia for trial eight ;ndiet
ments for post-ofice robberies. was taken
to Staunton. Va, tonight.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-02-20
BARGE. .OAKLANDS SUNK,

-Four OF Her Crew Went Down With
Hernnd Were Drowned.
NEW YORK, Feb. 19.-The barge Oak
lands, 1900 tons. with a Norfolk crew.
went down off the Jersey coast In the
recent storm, four men on dhe barge
pcrishing She was formerly three.
,nasted ship. and was formerly COM
nandcd by Captain William Kinks, Of
Norfolk Va.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-02-20
RANGE or THERMOMETER.

l',c .sn7c of tSan sa>rr1,oif. f.o.lr 'at 1f'o
Times Office yesterday was as follows: .
AN. -. y 81. 81: p. "a, 80: 81, NJ,
20: . p. NJ, "a; l. A.. "a; average, cG.Ss.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-02-20
.-:YiIE,ATHEE.Fo

Forecast for Tuesday and "Wednesday:
9 Virginia Partly cloudy and not 50 coiti
Tuesday; warmer and probably rain
"Wednesday: variable winds, shifting to
seastcriy
North e,ad South Carolina-Fair and
warmer Tuesday: rain and warmer We'd
resday. variable winds, shifting to
southeasterly.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-06-16

He believed that the Philippine islands
were now under the control of the
United States. He believed in Dem.
ocracy which is not extreme.
After he had concluded the crowd
again cried for Senator Tillman.
Senator Tillman made speech in
which he discussed national issues
principally. He interspersed his talk
with taking pleasantries but paid no
especial attention to Mr.. Jones. In
conclusion, he told the boys about bis
engagement to 60 off to South Dakota
to help Senator Pettigrew, and took q
hand primary on the question as to
whether he had better 60 or stay.
The result of the primary indicated
that he could do pretty much as he
he pleased, and someone promised that
his interest in South Carolina would
be looked after while he was gone.
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very good crowd out at each game,
and the games, while not up to the
standard that we would like to see,
were sufficiently interesting to enter
tain the crowd, and offered an oppor-
tunity for the bleachers to exercise
their lungs. There were some very
good plays on both sides and some
bad errors also. McMakin and Shaw
was the battery for York the first even
ing, while Mcintyre and Bradley did
the battery act for Union. We took
the record of the game, runs, hits, er-
rors, etc., but have not sufficient space
for it, so will defer this kind of write
up until our team gets in shape to play
some hot ball. They quit even in this
meeting with York, however, and
there is plenty of time to build up a
rep. yet.
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score was IA to I. From the begin
ming it was clear that the Camden
boys, although very good ball players
and possessed of a capital battery,
were outclassed. As the game pro-
gressed this fact became more and
more apparent, and at no time was
the Yorkville team called upon to
put forth it's best efforts. Bankston
and Mcdowell composed Yorkville's
battery, and Williams and Smith Cam
den's. Camden made 4 base hits and
Yorkville 10. Bankston struck out
12 men and Williams 8. McGinnis, of
Kings Mountain, N. c., umpired.
However one-sided was the game
Wednesday, it was not expected that
there would be any such objection to
another game that was scheduled to
take place between Yorkville and
Rock Hill on the home grounds yes
terday afternoon. 1t was currently
reported that in their keen desire to
wipe out the defeat recently inflicted
by the Yorkville team, the Rock Hill
boys had made an engagement with
the Statesville, N. c., boys to come
down to this place and wipe up the
ground with Yorkville. The States
vile team has the reputation of being
the best in North Carolina but the
Yorkville boys did not appear to be
seriously alarmed. During the past
ten days they have been making
themselves believe that they are good
for anything that can be brought
against them from anywhere.
No matter what may have been the
result of yesterdays game, the feature
of the seasons baseballing in Yorkville
so far is to take place next week in a
series of games between Yorkville and
Anderson. Up to this time, the An
derson team, by reason of its exhibited
prowess, enjoys the reputation of be-
ing the best in the state. The games
are to take place on Monday, Tuesday
and Wednesday afternoons. If the
Yorkville team should defeat Ander.
son, it will take its place at the top.
If, on the other hand, it is defeated,
there will be no occasion for very
deep humiliation. Most of the York
vile boys, including Bankston and
Chappelle, the pitchers, believe York
vile can win,
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GRADED SCHOOL MEETING.

NOTICE is hereby given that the quail
IN fled voters resident in the School
District of Yorkville, are hereby called
together in ANNUAL SCHOOL MEET
ING ON WEDNESDAY, JUNE %, 1900,
at 10 O'CLOCK A. M, in the COURT
HOUSE, for the purpose of having sub
mitted to them the report Of the trustees
for the school year ending May 10, 1900,
and for their estimate Of expenses neces-
sary for the next school year and furth-
er, that on the same day, at IL o'clock
M, poll will be opened at the COURT
HOUSE and kept open until o'clock
p. M, under the supervision Of three
managers, at which election the qualified
voters of said school district may vote for
or against q levy of mills local tax to be
recommended to said meeting by the
trustees for the support of the schools for
the coming school year.
The ELECTION OF TEACHERS for
the ensuing year will take place at p. m.,
THURSDAY, JUNE q. Applications
for positions as teachers should be fled
with 81. G. STRAUSS, Secretary, on or
before that date.
By order of the board.
G.. w. 8. HART, Chairman.
June9 s 2t
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WON
ON ITS MERITS.

GEVERAL weeks ago, Messrs. J. B.
- Robinson, T. F. Jackson and Ed.
Price, neighbors, living in the vicinity of
Glover, notified us that they were going
to buy Binder, and that they wanted
the machine that would do the best work,
that was the best constructed, etc. They
made the same statement to agents for
two other makes of Binders, and they
in their fields and allow the parties above
named to decide the matter. The test
was made, and on last Monday definste
order was signed by Messrs. Robinson,
Jackson and Price for our machine-the