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Colonel Greenleaf's Report to Sur
geon General Sternberg.
PROMPT ACTION WILL Be TAKEN
Not Doubted That Disease viii
Soon Be Stamped Out.
CAME FROM HONG KONG

The plague has broken out in Manila
heyond a doubt. as appears from the fol-
lowing cablegram received by Surgeon Cen
e-al Sternbcrg:
"MANIIA, 9Th.
Three bubonic natives. GREENLEAF"
The signer os Col Greenleaf. assistant
surgeon general and chief surgeon in the
Philippines
1t was suspected last week that the dis
case had obtained a foothold in Manila
but it was net until Col. Greenleaf's report
was received that the fact was stablished
Quarantine to lie Established.
The first effect will probably be to have
quarantine laid upon all shipping coming
from Manila. The town will be placed un-
der the most rigid sanitary regulations,
and that work will be undertaken by Col
Greenleaf. pending the arrival at Manila
of the marine hospital service officers now
on the way.
General Sternberg says that Colonel
Greenleaf is exceptionally well fitted to cope
with the pre- mt emergency. and he had no
doubt that the disease will soon be slammed
out. and that the worst result of its ap-
peardnce Will be the annoyance caused by
the quarantine regulations
1t Is ed that the cases of plague re-
poi ttu are confined TO the native class, and
1t is said that that has been the case in
most of the cities of Asia where the dis
ease has appeared. 1t is notably true of
Hong Kong, where it has existed for many
months without causing any considera BILE
fatality among the European POPULATION
1t was probably from Hong Kong that the
disease found its way to Manila The med
ical officers have been all along on the
watch to prevent this thing. but owing to
the close neighborhOod of Hong Kong to
Manila, and the large amount of traffic car
rled on IN Il small way by native iunks and
dho"S. the ultimate Introduction of the dis
ease into Manila was inevitable.
Officials ENCOURAGED.
fact that encourages the officials here
in the belief that the plague can be pre-
vented from extending in the Philippines
Is the success which has attended the ef-
forts of the Hawaiian health officers in
stamping out the disease after it had found
lodsment at Honolulu. Surgeon General
SternberS has just received two reports or,
this subjects from Major Blair Taylor, the
army surgeon stationed at the United
States con>ulSenerars office Honolulu
Inc nrSt Is dated December IS and reads.
No new cases of bubonic plague have
developed since my last report, and it is
hoped that the disease is now slammed
out"
The second dispatch is dated December
-, and reads as follows:
No new cases have developed and the
quarantine has been officially raised bv the
board of health
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FIRST FIGHT At TICEI1
How Gen. Buller's Column Came to Re.
Defeated There.

LONDON, January S-The first account
giving any adeqrate explanation of Gen.
Buffers defeat at the Tugela river comes
by mail from Bennett -Burleigh, the Daily
TeleEIaph's correspondent. II appears that
the hat.le orders, drawn up by Gen. CIery.
provided for the effective support Of the ar
tlIerE by Harris Bar;ons and Dundouald's
brigadef- Tlc were never completed.
Gen. Hart missed his way, Lord Dundonald
failed 10 support and Cen. Barton got part
of his forces in an untenaDle position. Col.
Long, with the artillery, outpaced the es-
oort Of guns and they were lost. Briefly.
mat seems TO be the story Of the FugeIa
rlNer- But. through graphic columns. there
cohtlnValIy Tecurs the discovery of unex-
Itct"I entertainments and awful fusilla,ies
from hidden Beers and gallantry such as
has seldom marked British battlefclds
After describing how the British force he
gan their advance a daylight, and how the
Beers left them absolutely unmolested. The
correspondent says:
AT $50 there suddenly burst an avfu1
crash Of BO"r musketry upon the batteries
and advancing infantry. The rattle of the
MauScrS swelled end was maintained as
one continuous roar. From the buildings
and lines # trenches south of The. river
and from the river bank itself the Beers
fred at our gunners ana footmen and from
the trenChCs on the northern side of Tho
TuSela river and from Fort Wylie and
elsewhere they sent out Il hurricane of
leadtn nail, and the bullets VenomorSly
rained upon the ground in all directions
raising puns of dust and tearing through
the air with shrin sounds. Few have ever
seen so heavy and deadly a fusiIade
hut neither the British gunners nor the
infantry heSitated WINGED. Cannon Were
wheeled into position. although many OF
the horses and men We're shot down ere
the InaneuNer was completed, and our in
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FRENCH MEETS WITH DISASTER.
Seventy Men Captured in a Recon-
naissance Against Beers.

LONDON, January s.-The war office pub
Hshed last night the following dispatch
from Gen. Fo:estier-W Walker, commanding
at Cape Town:
Gen. French reports. under date Of jan
uary 6: The situation is much the same as
yesterday, but l regret to report that a
serious accident has happened to the 1st
Battalion Of the Suffolk Regiment
From news just come to hand from
there, l gather that. with the authority and
with the knowledge of Gen. French. four
companies of the 1st Battalion advanced by
night against a low hill one mile from their
camp. They attacked at dawn. Lieut. Col.
Watson, commanding, gave orders to
charge. He was a once wounded. Orders
for retirement We're given.
"Three-quarters of the force retreated 10
camp. The remainder held their ground
until they were overpowered by greater
numbers, when they surrendered. Seventy
were taken prisoners, including seven Off
GERS.
Gen. French reports that the Boer COM
mando which made the attack on January
lest fifty killed. besides wounded and pris-
oIers. The commando was dispersed"
The wkar office has already decided upon
immediate steps for sending an sth Infau-
try division TO South Africa Some of the
Regiments for this division will be taken
from Gibraltar and Malta. They will be
replaced by militia.
1t IS asserted that the suctoms authori-
ties on the river Thames have detained
two outgoing steamers and seized two large
guns and six Maxims, packed in piano
cases, intended for the TranSVaal 1t is
also said that II quantity Of food stuffs on
another vessel have been seized.
1t has been decided. with the approval Of
the war office, to raise a corps of gentle
men for service in South Africa as mounted
infantry, forming an integral part of the
imperial 1eomanry. The corps will be
raised unit by unit throughout the king
dom. and civilians having the necessary
qualifications in respect TO riding and
shooting will be eligible, as well as any
former member of the army.
The scheme of enrolment will enable
groups of friends to serve in the same
corps. Those who have been accustomed
TO tracking big game in uncivilized coun-
tries will be peculiarly suited.
According to 4 private telegram received
in London the Earl of Ava, son of the
Marquis of Dufferin and Ava, was dan
gerOusly wounded in the thigh during a
recent assault on Ladysmith.
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ENGINEER CORPS PROMOTIONS
Ehect of the Advancement of r;
Col. Ludlow

The appointment of Cen. UiIliar, ~,
10" GleutenaHt colonel Corps of Engineers,
TO be brigadier general in the rea7,Ia1.
army has made the following promotions in
the Corps OF Engineers:
Maj w. H. Heuer, stationed at San Fran
cisco, to be lieutenant colonel; Cant. q
McD. Townsend, stationed at Rock Tsro-,7
~, to be major; First Lieut. Robert Nc
Gfegor, stationed at Lite Rock, Ark. 10
pe captain Second Lieut. F. w. AltstaeTrer
stationed at Willets Point Y ~ H.
nrst lieutenant; Additional Second Iie,,t
+; r. NJ markham, stationed at st. Ausustjne.
Fla, 10 be second lieutenant,
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Proposed Amendment to the LAW
Prcpared

Prepared.
| An effort vii. be made at this session of
Congress to amend the divorce law of the
District of Columbia. Those who are active
| IN the movement, it is said have secured
statements from the judges of'the District
supreme Court to the effect that the pres
ent law is too lax and needs to he made
more stringent
a Dill has been drawn up which is TO he
used as basis for consideration of tho
| SUBJECT in Congress. 1t provides that In
the District of Columbia and the territories
divorce from the bond of noarrfae,e ,,,o,.
ne granted only where one of The nar.ioS
mas committed adultery during the mar
rage: Provided. That in such case tb.e IN
tioceht party only may remarry: Provided
M Iui liitt' mat legal separation, without ner-
liilsSioh Tor remarriage, may be granted for
drunkenness. cruelty or deserfion. ~
provided further. That marriage may he
ueciafed VOID in the following cases.
fAst-N here such marriage WAS com
10 'eU nh!ie either Of the parties thereto
.ls'u to :. L"iflef Wlfe or husband living unless
lny loiinef marriage had been lawfully dis
solved because of adultery OF the orbar
parry TO the former marriage
Second-Where such marriage uas o,,,
'iagIed % during the lunacy of either party
lhlrd-Where either party was maT,4-
,,i",!.stilS ~ HcSpacltated at the time of rhe
marriage and has continued 50 'i0
fourth-Where either of the r,ar-io. ,,,.,
p tipt arrived at the age of legal cons.r,t 20
tiS contract "l marriage but in s,cI, -,
conSenting 49, N"pdpie Oh
me provisions of this act shall nor In
sdliodte any marriage Heretofore .saIl.i
ized according 10 law or affect tba I'aIiiit
VI any decree or judgment of divnrc.s -
tof0r9 pronOunced NC mere
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WILL MAKE LONG CRUISE.
Training ship Hartford Rendy to Sail
with Apprentices.

SAN FRANCISCO, January >-lh"
United States cruiser Hartford. noW 4
training ship, has come down from the
Mare Island navy yard and is anchored Ia
the harbor preparatory to an extended
cruise. She has been almost rebuilt
and is now supplied with a modern bat
terry Of thirteen guns. She will san IN
few days under sealed orders. Ii is known,
though, that she will proceed along the coast
of South America and through the Straits
of Magellan and up the Atlantic side as
far as Montevideo. From that point her
movements are uncertain. On board Of the
old warship are 400 boys, mostly from IN
terror towns throughout the United States.
A survey of the United States ship Adams.
which went on the beach at Goat Island
during a recent southeastern. shows that
she was not damaged. She Will sail on her
winter cruise this week.
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domitable soldiers walked erect and
straight onward Not even Rome in her
palmiest days ever possessed more devoted
sons AS the gladiators marched proud
and beaming to meet heath. so the British
soldiers. doomed to die saluted and then
with alactrity stepped forward to do their
duty-'Glory or the grave. Anglo-SaXon
soldiers always advance that way. | ask
ed an American who had seen warfare at
home, in Cuba and Manila. if his own conn
trymen generally did this, and he an
swered.
Yes 1t is marvellous, but wasteful-'
CLOSER and closer walked the soldiers to
the Boer trenches until within 400 yards
of the nearest rifle pits Then, lying down,
they returned the fire. but there was little
or nothing to aim at.
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MoLINEUX'S EMPLOYER TEsTIFIEs.
Morris Herman Defines His status
With the Firm.

NEW YORK, January s.-The Molineux
case was resumed today, with Morris Herr
man, the employer of Molineux in the color
and paint factorr in Newark, n. j., on
the stand.
Mr. Herman testified that the accused
was employed as superintendent OF his
mandatory for his knowledge Of dry coll
ors and chemistry.
Mr. Osborne attempted to get the wit
ness to admit that Molineux made up the
pay rolls for the factory and sent them TO
the office of the firm by man named Eel
ler and that since this trial opened another
man had been substituted for that work
On cross-examination Mr.. Herman could
not state positively that the doors of his
laboratory were always locked.
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IN VIOLATION OF ALL LAW.
Herr WOermann's Views on Seizure of
German Ships.

HAMBURG. January s.-Herr Adolph
Woermann, one of the owners of the Ger
man vessels seized by the British was in
terviewr'! to-day by a representative of
tho Asso.:iated Press. He said:
''Th- last rn- taken is the Herzog. She
has on board the Dutch, Belgian and Ger
man ambulance corps. All these We're
travelling bona fide under the Red Cross.
1t is certainly the first time such a corps
has been detained by hostile government.
Their services were offered to the British
but were refused. We cannot help con-
sidering the action Of the British as chiefly
intended to prevent the German East Afri-
can line from continuing its service on ac-
count of the competition we have made
against the English lines We consider
the seizures entirely Illegal and against
everything that until now has been con-
sidered the law of nations. The actions OF
Great Britain are simply those of brutal
force. and what the consequences will be
We cannot say.
so far, in both the case of the Bundles
rath and that of the General, the only rep
TeSentations made by Great Britain consist
In the allegation that they are suspected
of carrying Contraband.' The directors of
the line have not the least doubt that they
have no coatraband on board. Every pre-
caution was taken, going so far as to even
discharge at Port Said and Der -ES-Salaam
articles Of war shipped on board our
steamers previous to the outbreak of hos
tilties.
Regarding the passengers. many of them
are known to us as regular patrons Of the
line. 1t was known that others intended
To go to the Transvaal and, while there
might be some adventurers anxious to
profit by the prospects there. there was not
so far as the directors could ascertain, one
passenger travelling to the Transvaal to
serve in its army
Herr Woermann is not only a large ship
owner, but one of the largest German in
vestOrs in the East African possessions
He is personal friend of Emperor William
and is generally understood to be carrying
out imperial wishes in regard to African
colonization and commerce,
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sHIpwRECKED CREW REsct ED.
German steamer Ella Foundered at
Sen January q.

NEW YORK, January S.-The BIinsh
steamer Georgiana, which arrived This
morning from London, rescued at sea on
January 6 Captain STANCE and crew ot
thirty men, also the captains wife. two
children and nurse, OF the German steamer
Ella, which foundered at sea the same date
while on a voyage from Perth AmboH for
Halifax.
The Ella sailed from Perth AnlhoN on
December 80. under charter TO the MunSon
line with 1890 tons of coal for li%lliaN.
n S The Ella was a steel vessel, built at
Newcastle, England in lsSS. and Was for
merly named Abydos. She registered 2.llf
tons gross and 1870 tons net Her haiiing
port WAS Apenrade, Germany, whrl" she
was owned by NJ. Jobson. She had been Tor
some time under charter to the MuusoH aae
in the fruit trade in the West indies.
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INSULAR COMMITTEES
The Members Met and Organized Tbi.
Morning.

The House committee on insular affairs
met this morning and organized. Mr.. r.
u. Horton of Washington was appointed
session clerk and Mr.. w. A. Forbis of
Monticello, Ind, messenger. Monday was
liked as the regular meeting day of the
committee. The appointment of sllbcom-
ing.
1t was determined to take UP the con-
sideration of Puerto Rican affairs first. and
to ask General Davis, military commander
of Puerto Rico, now in the CITY, To an
pear before the committee
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Illness of Judge Wilson.

Judge Jere N. Wilson. one of the best
known lawyers Of the city, is seriously Ill
at his home, 1712 I street northwest, of
pneumonia For some weeks Judge Wilson
has been complaining of a severe cold, and
when he returned from recent trip to
Boston was so i'll that it became necessary
for him to remain indoors. He grew worse,
and a physician was summoned. Judge
Wilson went to bed some days ago, and
since that time has seen no one.
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CENsUREs GEN. METHUEN.
Lord De La War; Tells of the Magers-
fOntein Defeat.


LONDON, January S.-Lord De La War;,
in graphic description of the battle of
Magersfontein. says:
1T is useless to disguise that a large
percentage of the troops are losing heart
for a campaign composed of a succession
of frontal attacks on an invisible foe. Sc
curely intrenched and unreachable. Our
n'en fought admirably, but they were asked
to perform miracles. Don't blame them and
don't blame the gallant general. who was
the first victim of the terrible disaster
which overcame the Highland brigade
They marched in quarter column to their
DOOM Gen. Wauchope's last words. For
Gods sake. men, do not blame me for this.
will gladden. the hearts of his numberless
friends. There was no accord between
Gen. Methuen and Gen. WauchoDe In re-
gard to the best method of attack. Gen.
Methuen's plan prevailed, and the mistake
lost 700 men,
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TODAY's NOMINATIONS,
selections by the President Sent to
the Senate.

The following nominations were made by
the President today:
Treasury-William H. jordan of Massa-
chusetts, to be collector of customs for the
district Of Gloucester, Mass
NaVy-Pay Inspector Henry T. Wright, to
be pay director; Paymaster Samuel r.
Colhoun, to be a pay inspector; Passed AS
sistant Paymaster Joseph J. Cheatham, to
be paymaster; Passed Assistant Paymas-
ter Martin Mem. Ramsay, to be a paw
master: Mr.. Joseph Anthony Murphy of
pennsylvania, 10 be an assistant surgeon
Mr.. Raymond E. Sawyer of New York to
be a second lieutenant in the Marine CORPS.
War-Acting Assistant Surgeon Frank II
Titus of California, to be a surgeon of vol
unteers, with rank of major.
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NANaI Orders.

Lieut.. B. F. Hutchinson has been ordered
to duty on the Wabash at the Boston navy
yard.
Lieut.. P. Williams to duty at the League
Island navy yard
Chaplain w. o. Holway, from the Yer
mont to special duty at the New York
navy yard.
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TEA EXPERTS.
charge That Present Board Discrjmi
mates in Favor of High Prices.


w. j. Buttfield and a committee ranra-
sentlng the Tea Association Of New York
mad conference today with Gen Spauld-
ing, assistant secretary of the treasury. re-
sardlhg the personnel of the government
Dcard OF tea experts TO be appointed during
the next month. IT was represented that
the members Of the present board did not
lalfly administer the law regulating the
Importation of tea into the United States.
lhasmuch as their rulings tended to exclude
all loW-priced teas, however pure and
wholesome they might be- This was de-
claFed TO be contrary to the spirit of the
law, and resulted in giving great and un-
fadr advantage to the trade in high-price
teas and against consumers of cheaper
teas. The committee asked that the mem
pefs OF the present board be not reap
pointed, but that experts be selected who
would not discriminate against low-grade
teas If found to be pure and wholesome.
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DEWEY'S BOUNTY CLAIM.
His Attorneys to Argue the Case To.
morrow.

HhfS -ftSVTHcFS 10 ArEHe the VNSe To-
morrow.
Herbert & Micou and VIM B. King. At
torneys for Admiral Dewey and the Off
GERS and men of the Manila squadron, will
argue before the Court of Claims tomorrow
relative to the claim for bounty growing
out OF the destruction of the Spanish fleet
Louis "A Pradt. the assistant attorney gen.
erai, Will argue the case on behalf of the
government. The contention of the claim
ants is that the combined Spanish land
and naval forces We're superior to Admiral
Deweys command. If this contention is
upheld the claimants will receive $500 for
every man on board the enemy's ships
instead OF 500 If the court holds that the
opposing force was inferior.
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Daniel c. Wing, who was made temporary
receiver of the failed Globe National Bank
Of Boston by Controller Dawes, will be- an
pointed permanent receiver Mr.. Dawes
has likewise appointed J. A. Matthews. a
Washington newspaper correspondent, as
assistant receiver of the bank.
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BOERS DEFEATED
Attack on Ladysmith a
Failure.
ROUTED At ALL POINTS
Genera White Wins a Bril-
liant Victory.
HEAVY LOSSES ON BOTH SIDES
Rumor That Gen. Butler Has Crossed
the TugeIa River
HEAVY LOSSES ON BOTH SIDES
LONDON GREATLY FLATED

LONDON. January SIT was not tn the
middle of the afternoon that there was an
official confirmation forthcoming of Frere
camp Iumors of Gen. Whites success at
Ladysmith. But at $40 pm the war office
relieved the extreme tension of the waiting
crowds by posting the following dispatch
from the front:
'FRERE CAMP, Natal January s-The
following is from White. dated pm. yes
tcrday:
An attack Was commenced or my posi-
tiou. but was chiefly against Caesars camp
and Wagon Hill. The enemy was in great
str.rGth and pushed the attack with the
greatest c"uyag ge and energy. Som Of the
'utr,uchmer;s ON Wagon Hin were three
times aiken f,y tho enemy AMI r5takea by
Us
The attack continued until 20 pm. One
point in our position was occupied by the
enemy the whole day. but at dusk in a
Very heavy rain storm. they We're turned
ont of this position a the point Of the bay
OneJ in most gallant manner by the De
vons, led by Col. Park. COL Ian Hamilton
commanded on Wagon Hill and rendered
Va uable service. The troops have had very
trying time and have behaved excellentIy
They are elated at the service they have
rendered The queen.
The enemy were repulsed everywhere
with very heavy loss, greatly exceeding
that on my side. which will be reported as
soon as the lists are completed"
REmored Victory for Butler.
LONDON. January s, 6:o5 p.m.-A rumor
Is current in the city that General Butler
has crossed the TUgela river captured
twelve guns and is now marching on Lady
smith.
Not since the day of Gen. Buffers reverse
has such a crowd Of inquirers visited the
war Office, As the afternoon progressed a
rumor obtained currency that Ladysrnith
had surrendered, and the depression in the
lchbies had become extreme, when an off,
cial appeared and in a loud voice shouted.
Good news" and posted the dispatch
chrcniclinS a brilliant victory for the Brit
ish troops. Even the brief official an
n"uncement sent by Gen. White seems to
entltIe his success to the adjective bril-
liant so often misused during the present
war. Reading between the lines of Gen.
Whites dispatch IT is evident that there
was desperate fight, the British entrench-
ments being thrice taken and retaken and
at dusk, the Devonshire Regiment, at the
point OF the bayonet, drove out the Beers
from another position which they had occu-
pied all day long. The news spread with
astonishing rapidity all over London and
caused an instantaneous change in the as
pect Of the metropolis. Smiling faces were
seen everywhere, and even at the sedate
foreign office and other departments Of the
government great elation was shown
The newspapers were all jubilant. The
conservative STANDARD, in big headlines. an
nounced a glorious victory at Lady
smith"
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Retirement of Major summerhaxc.

The retirement from active service Of
Major John w. Summerhayes, quarter
master, U. S. A, under provisions of an
act of Congress approved June 30, 1882
was announced at the War Department
today. He will proceed to his home.
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THE HOUSE.

Immediately after the reading of the
journal in the House today Mr.. DalzelI
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A Bt SINESS AXIOM.


From Piiu;er's ;1k.
Money spent in continu-
ous advertising in the daily
press draws interest that is
compounded daily.