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The Portland daily press., 1900-01-15
HAS SLIPPED OFF.
Only Mast show. of the So. Mary's Bay
Wreck.

st. Johns, N. F., Jan. 14.-The gale
has not yet blown itself out and the sea
is still too rough to allow boats to go
near the wreck in St Mary's bay.
AS yet there is nothing to show the
name of the vessel. Ten bodies have
been located among the rocks aud 9TH
ers can be seen floating about.
Plans have bcen made for recovering
these tomorrow, or as soon as the wealth
or permits, and 1t may then be possible
to get at the name of the steamer from
pieces of boats wedged in the rocks.
The Roman Catholic priest of the dis
trict, while holding a service at Holy
rood today, was given by a villager a
photog, aph which had been washed
ashore, apparently from the wreck. This
represents seaman wearing cap upon
which are the letters as. NJ. S. Fake"
The priest was also told that the ship
had slipped off the rocks into deep water
and had disappeared, except the top of
one mast, and that guernsy with the
letters S. NJ. s., had also been picked up
near the wreck.
1t appears that the ships funnel was
banded red, white and black with a
white diamond. This funnel could not
be that of the Fake, as she being a
North German Lloyd liner, would have a
yellow funnel. 1t is also thought that
the photograph might be one of sea-
man on tho German war ship Fake, or
one taken while the owner was on the
other Fake.
The tunnels most closely resembling
that of the wreck are those of the Amer
lean Petroleum Company which are
banded black, red, white and black, and
the vessel certainly had lot of petrol
cum on board as the ocean is covered
with it, causing hundreds of birds to per-
ish. The Warren line OF Boston is
known as the White Diamond line, and,
although the tunnels of its vessels are
black, the wreck may have been char
tered steamer with white diamond
painted over the regular signal TO show
her as Warren liner.
The Portland daily press., 1900-01-15
FROM GEN. ROBERTS.

London, January i4.-Ihe war office is
sued at midnight dispatch from Field
Marshal Roberts, dated Cage Town, sun
day. January IA. $50 p m. saying;
"Thsre Ii NO change In the situation
today"
The war Office simultaneously issued
the following from Lord Roberts, dated
Cape Town, January IS. $50 p. m. ;
"Msthuen's cavalry reconnaissance re.
turned on January IL. Went 25 miles
into Free State. Country clear of enemy,
except patrols.
"Ali quist at Modder river.
"French reconnoitsred around the enc
my's left flank on January 10. Advanced
from Sliumaer's Farm on January II
with cavalry and horse artillery to
bomhard Bosr laagsr east OF Coiesb erg.
but was unable to out-fiank the enemy
Reconnaissance Of cavalry and mount
ed infantry pushed north OF Bastard q
The Portland daily press., 1900-01-15
GEN. WARREN ADVANCES.
Found That CoIenso Has Been
Deserted.

Found That CoIenso Has Been
Deserted.
London, January ia despatch to
the Daily Mail dated January 1e. from
Pietermayitxburg says:
"Sir Charles Warren marched with
lI,OOO men eastward from Frere by way
of weonen. His scouts found no sign Of
the enemy at Grobler's kloof. while
Colenso was ascsrtained to be dsser ted.
"Thsrs are rumors that the Beers
ara preparing TO lsavs Natal. discouraged
BY the failure to reduce Laiysmith. All
the colonies and irreguiars have been
placed under Gen. Warren's command.
"Among the Free Statsrs killed In the
attack on Ladysmith on January was
Commandant De viiliers who, but for
his well-known triendliness to Englsnd.
would have been oommander-i chief Of
the Free State forces.
The Portland daily press., 1900-01-15
Wreck Has Slipped Off
Rocks.
Only Her Top Mast Remains
Above Water.

Halifax, N. S., Jan. Alt was report
ed here tonight that the steamer wrecked
In st. Mary's Bay. n, f., was named the
Falk and that she had black and red
smoke-stack, with black diamond. The
Falk had been engaged during the past
season in the coal trade by the Domin-
ion Coal Co., but was last reported sailed
from Philadelphia January 1st, for
Havana.
The color of the funnel is that of the
Black Diamond or Dominion Coal Co. s
line
The Portland daily press., 1900-01-15
Cen. Warren Advances With
Eleven Thousand Men.
REPORTS That Boer Troops Are Leaving
Natal.

simultaneously other move ments were
made. A column under Col. Pitcher
went from Belmont to the south Of Gen.
Babington's route, while portion Of the
garrisons of Klokfontsin and Honey
Nest Kloff, under Major Byrne, sd-
vanosd toward Jacobsdale. Gen. Babipg-
ton penetrated u miles and his scouts 20
They saw no signs of armed Bosrs.
The farm houses were found empty, tine
occupa nts having had news OF the ad-
vance and gone farther into the interior.
The British bivouaoked ~ random. Thsy
burned three farm houses, the property Of
one of the Boer leaders. Yestsrday they
swept around southw. I'd. returning here
today. Nothing was accomplished except
q rsconaaisss, nee.
Col. Pilohsr came into touch with Gen.
Babin ton and then returned to Belmont.
Major Byrne reoonncitered the hills
about four miles from Jaoobsdale and
saw seven hundred Beers.
The Portland daily press., 1900-01-15
KRUGER TO BOERS.
Says They Must Succeed as Right is ON
Their Side.


Their Side.
Pretoria, Thursday, January 1l-via
Lourenzo Marquss-President Kruger In
the course Of = stirring address just is
sued to the burghers, afilrms that Provi-
dencs Is ON their side, that their cause Is
just and that they must succsed.
reports from Colesberg represent the
position there as favorable to the Repub-
icans, but that the British are conoen-
trAting for operation on a large scale.
The official list OF the Boer casualties in
what Is oallsd the Plat Rand fight on
Saturday, January 9 1.-THE attack upon
Ladysmith), shows 20 killed and ~
wounded. These figures are described
as the first return.
The embargo at Delagoa Bay upon
Transvaai imports Is the question Of the
hour with the burghers. II this be not
removed 1t 10 asserted that steps will be
taken prejudiciai to prisoners and aliens.
The Portland daily press., 1900-01-15
ERE WEATHER OBSERVATIONS.

The agricultural department weather
bureau for yesterday, Jan. IA, taken at s
p. m. meridian time, the observation for
each section being given in this order:
Temperature, direction of wind, state of
weather.
Boston. 80, s. snow; New York. 90.
NV, cldy; Philadelphia. 40. NV, oldy; /;
Washington. 40. W. clear; Albany. 81. .,
cldy; Buffalo, "a. W, cidy; Detroit, 81.
", cloudy; Chicago, 50. NE. cldy; st
Paul, &c, E. c1dy; Huron. Dak., 2s,
W, oldy; Bismarck, 2S, 3, snow;
Jacksonville. 81, SE. clear.
The Portland daily press., 1900-01-15
BESEIGERS QUIET.

Ladysmith Has Not Been Disturbed
For Two Days.
Ladvsmith. Friday, January 12.-(By
heliograph)-The besiegers have been
quiet for two days. but can be ssep In
active movement on the distant hills
We have perceived two small bodies gal
loping with two ma chine guns.
The Boers' heavy piece OF Bulwana hill
has not been fired for two days. More
Bosr dead have bssn found at the base of
Caesars Camp. All is we'll here.
The Portland daily press., 1900-01-15
BRITISH MOVEMENTS.

Some manoeuvres Along the Modder
River.
Moddsr River. Thursday, January II.
-Gsn. Babinston with two regiments Of
lAncsrs, the Victorian mounted rifles
and battery of horse artillery, left here
on the svsning Of January and or ,sssd
the Free State border Tuesday morning.
The Portland daily press., 1900-01-15
LOCAL WEATHER REPORT.

Portland, Jan. Il. ls01-Ihs local
weather bureau records the following:
sa m.-Barometer. 80 $50: thermome-
ter, %; dew point. 10: rel. humidity, SO;
direction of wind. n; wind velocity, 4;
state of weather. cloudy.
Sp. m.-Barometer, 30.o35; thermome-
ter, 81; dew point, %; rel. humidity,
66; direction of wind, Sc; wind velocity,
2; state of weather, cloudy.
The Portland daily press., 1900-01-15
THE WETHEAR.

Boston, January 14.-Locai forecast:
Fair weather Monday and Tuesday, light
variable winds.
- Washington, January 14.-Forecast
for Maine, New Hampshire and Yer
mont: Light snow Monday, fair and
colder Tuesday; light southeasterly
winds becoming northwesterly.
The Portland daily press., 1900-01-15
RUMOR LADYsMITH HAS BEEN
RELIEVED.

Durham, Friday, January 12.-The o" =
tire absence of news from Chieveley or
Frers Camp continues, but there Ia
persistent rumor that Ladysmith has
been relieved.
The Portland daily press., 1900-01-15
(TALK No. co.,
ABOUT TIE m PIES.

When you pick out pair of glas ses
that you think suits your eyes do you
ever think about the way the frame
fitsr II the temples curl behind your
ears do you ever think whether they
are too long. too short. too tight or
too loosey often see them cutting
into the sides of the face and see
them entirely too wide. These are
small matters of course, but 1t Is the
small matters that show the rough
work. I always look after these
points just as carefully as look for
the oorrsct lenses to tit the eyes. I
want all my glasses to be Just right.
1 want and intend them TO be right
In every possible way.
The Portland daily press., 1900-01-15
SAILED FOR SYDNEY.
Information Received Here Regarding
the Falk.

Information was received here at a late
hour this morning that the steamer
which was wrecked off Newfoundland
and whose name has not been definitely
ascertainei might be one of the
Dominion Coal Company's boats. The
despatch stated that the steamer Falk of
this line sailed from Philadelphia for
Sydney, N. s., and it was thought that
she might be the wrecked boat The
story could not be verified here this
morning.
NOT TIN COREAN.
Halifax. N. g., January ls.-The
The Portland daily press., 1900-01-15
DIRTY WORK

Washing the bottom OF fry-pans and kettles
unless you use BENs0N'S ALWAYS READY
CHARCOAL to klndle with. The smoke IN the
wood makes the crock No smoke in Charcoal.
BIG BAG iOc AT ALL GROCERs.
The Portland daily press., 1900-01-15

tion of the finances. Other addrssses on
this subject will come later. The eonsid-
Grafton Of ths Samoan treaty In execu-
tive session will be resumed II the lsgis
lative work permin, and Senators Bacon
and Money will make spssohes In oppo-
sltion 10 IL. Il is also possible that the
report In the Quay case may take placs
during the week.
IN THE HOUSE.
washin ston, January 14.-The Houss
will plunge into the routine work Of the
ssssion this week. Most Of the time, ex-
ospting Friday, which has been set apart
for paying tribute 10 the memory Of the
late vice-Prssident Hobart. win bs de-
voted to cons liberation Of the appropri-
alton bills. II is expected that both the
urgent deficiency and the pension appro-
priation bills will BE- passed this week.
The former. containing ~ 10 does many
millions for tbs army and navy, may
raise the whole question % TO the fnsur-
rsction In ths PHILIPPINES with It's allied
issues and lead TO very protractsd de-
bate.
How far the Republican leaders VIII
allow the debate to run has not yet been
desermlnsd. but II the Democrats are In
sistent and persistent, they can hardly
refuse them several days In view Of the
large amount of the appropriations in
volvsd. The pension appropriation bill 10
also likely to cause some spirited debate
owing to the deposition in certain
quarters to critioise the conduct Of the
pension Office. Attempts doubtless will
be made to lsaislats upon the oil rever-
sails of some OF the pension commission
srs rulings, but as all suoh legislation 10
subject to . point of order IL will fail.
There is no present prospect that the
Roberts case viii get into the House be-
fore next week.
The Portland daily press., 1900-01-15
BOERs FoRTIFYING.

London. January 15.-The Standard
publishes the following from Ladysmith.
Thursday, January II, by heliograph via
Weeneni
"The Beers are fortifying positions
The Portland daily press., 1900-01-15
ASSAULT AT LADYsMITH.

London, January ia special from
the Hoofd laager, at Ladysmith, dated
January o, via Lourenzo Marquee des-
cribing the assault on January upon
Ladysmith. says:
"The British made no attempt to hold
the first line of breastworks, but made
an 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 slackened and terrible individual
contest ensued among the riflemen for
the possession of Plat Rand ridge. At
noon heavy thunder storm interrupted
the battle, lasting for two hours.
although the burghers succeeded in
ultimately gaining possession Of some of
the British positions on the western side
of the Flat Rand, they were finally
obliged to retro from most Of the
ground they occupied. The British we're
most strongly entrenched, their redoubts
being slsilfully loop-holed and the COM
bat was SO close that rifles were fire.
quently fired at arms length. 1t was a
hand to hand encounter. The men on
both sides fought like demons and the
horror and bewilderment of the scene
could scarcely be parallelled."
BOERS FORTIFYING.
London, January 15.-The Standard
publishes the following from Ladysmith.
Thursday, January IL. by heliograph via
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-09-05
CALIFORNIA
NEW ORLEANS

From Cincinnati and from Louisville every
Monday and Friday. From Chicago every We'd
nesday. Personally conducted. Run through
to Los Angeles and San Francisco. via New Or
leans, in connection with the Southern Pacific.
Connection made with daily trains out Of New
Orleans for the Pacific Coast The Limited OF
the Illinois Central connects on Mondays and
Thursdays at New Orleans with the "Sunset Lin
ited' of the Southern Pacific, giving special
through service to San Francisco.
Full Particulars 1nSe s9nsernns al all 6ad 2, I6s of
agents OF the Illinois Central, or by addressing
w. A. KELLOND. A. &. p. A., Louisville.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-09-05
THE BURLINGTON ROUTE.

New Through Trains to Portland,
Puget Sound, ssThe Burlington North
ern Pacific Express" No. Al, from
st. Louis, at 800 a. m. for Kansas City,
st. Joseph, Northwestern Nebraska,
Black Hills, Wyoming, Montana, Wash
ington. Tacoma, Seattle, Puget Sound
and Portland, Oregon, via Billings,
Montana-the short line and time saver
to the Upper Northwest. To the
Puget Sound in II Hours. Through
coaches, chair cars (seats Free), stan
dard sleepers and dining cars with
through tourist sleepers from Kansas
City. This is the main travelled route
from st. Louis to the Northwest.
Number S, "Nebraska-ColoradO Ex-
press, midday train from st. Louis
for Nebraska, Colorado, Utah, Pacific
Coast one night to Denver. Also for
st. Paul, Minneapolis and beyond.
No. Is, at S:45 p. M, st. Louis to
Kansas City, Omaha, st. Joseph, Kan
sas, Nebraska, Colorado, Utah, Pacific
Coast, via Denver, also to the North
west-Montana, Washington, Oregon,
via Lincoln and Billings.
Please write:
J. N. MERRILL /. w. wAkELEY.
General southern Agt., Genl Pass. Agt..
5N. Pryor St.. 81. LOUIS so
HOWARD ELLIOTT.
General Manager,
Y. LOUIS. no.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-09-05
363,785,000 DOLLARS.
The Value of the Cotton Crop for
the Year just Closed.

New Orleans, Sept. g. Secretary
Hester's New Orleans cotton exchange
annual report was issued today in full.
He puts the cotton crop of 1899 1900 at
9,436,4l bales, a decrease of 1898, ,424
under 199S-99.
OF this, he says that Texas, inclu ding
the Indian Territory, shows a falling
of 964 900 bales, the group of other
gulf states, consisting of Louisiana,
Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee, Ok
lahoma, Utah and Kansas, 100000 and
the Atlantic States, consisting of Ala
bama, Georgia, Florida, North and
South Carolina, Kentucky and Vir-
ginia, $4,000.
He places the average commercial
value of the crop at 1896 dollars per
bale, against 25.0S dollars last year;
1892 dollars year before last and 1916
dollars in 1996-97, and the total value
of the crop 1868, ,7S5,OO0, against $685.
$4,000 last year, and s322, $4,000 the
year before. He calls attention to the
fact that the money value of the cot
ton crop just marketed is S81, 1,018,0OO
over the 1S9S-99 crop, which was 1885,
600 bales more.
He puts the total spindles in the
South at 6,267, 1853, an increase over
last year of 1y3l5,071. These include
4lo,49I new not complete. The net
gain in the number of Southern mills
over last year has been lib, making the
total now 663 and the consumption has
been divided as follows Alabama 147,-
923 bales, an increase of 15,159; Arkan-
sas 1850 bales, decrease of SO2;
Georgia 339,11 bales, an increase of
67303; Kentucky 1883 bales, an in
crease of 697 Louisiana 1920 bales, a
decrease of 1905: Mississippi 22,5J0
bales, an increase of $50; North Caro-
lima 435,S6S bales, an increase of IS, 3,209;
South Carolina, 497 JAG bales, an in
crease of 53,l6S; Tennessee 81, ,747 bales,
an increase of 8, 3,431; Texas 18,03S bales,
an increase of 1878; Virginia 48,427
bales, an increase of 1889. Total con
sumption of cotton in the South L.
597, ,112 bales, an increase of 1918
bales.
In reference to the general manufac-
turing industry of the country and its
comparative progress, North and
South, he says that up to within sixty
or ninety days an active demand pre-
vailed for manufactured goods and
Notwithstanding the material advance
in the price of the raw material, due to
shortage of the crop, and light sup
plies the world over, every available
loom and spindle in the country was
busily engaged The Chinese difficulty
brought this animation to a sudden
halt, but not until the amount of cot
ton consumed had reached figure in
excess of any year on record.
He puts the consumption of North
ern mills at 100000 bales, which to-
gether with that of the South, makes
an aggregate for the entire country of
3,S97,OOO bales, against 3,559,000 last
year, an increase of 600 bales.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-09-05

on last Tuesday, while engaged in
hauling hay on his farm about a half
u,'ie from this city, the subject of this
pNe'ch was bitten on the back of the
1'na oy spider or some poisonous
''p'iie' presumed to be ground rattle
'nahe' No serious attention was paid
70 'he matter at first and the Captain
IO".ihued his work, hauling two more
1oaus OF hay. By the next day his arm
seane very painful, began swelling
e ieVer set in, and after intense suf-
lug ne passed away this morning,
a'ue uays after the fatal accident oc
cured.
pt' Milan came to this vicinity
c,Vul missouri during the war, as a
ryu'eierate NJ soldier, and married a
' Jayne, with whom he lived most
apply until her demise little more
h. -" one year ago. He was known to
H. an upright, honest man, decided in
- CONVICTIONS, benevolent and always
., 'ai 10 his friends. He was a member
sa 'ue Baptist church, and his. interest
oioI iea TO grow with his years in reli-
as matters. When death came he
n = with true Christian resignation.
ebn, ~'ii De buried from the Baptist
az at . o'clock tomorrow morning
inr;. ~ Al, friends and acquaintance are
'''i'ed to attend.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-09-05
THE HOMOCHITTO BRIDGE.

IHE HOHOC'HITIO BRIDGE.
The Board of Supervisors took the
proper step Monday in employing En-
glneer Chandler to superintend the
construction of the Homochitto Steel
Bridge, in order that everything might
be done according to plans and speci-
ications, This will insure the best re-
suits attainable under the contract,
and the money will doubtless be we'll
spent.
The LEADER learns that the work is
progressing favorably, and that it is the
desire and intention of Messrs. Ais
0ury Son to give the county a first
class Job, though they have been great
ly hlndered in their plans for carrying
out the contract on account of the OBJ
stacles thrown in their way by the iron
ana steel trust, to whom they declined
opay tribute.
Inc completion of the bridge will be
nailed as a boon to the people
VINO live beyond the Homochit-
TO- and IN fact great convenience and
relief to all who have to travel that
portion of the Brookhaven and Union
Ohurch road even occasionally. Es-
pecialIy will all beyond this dangerous
stream be delighted who wish to do
'neir marketing and buying at Brook.
maven. The LEADER learns that there
Is considerable number of the best
anu most prosperous farmers of JEFF
iefSoh county who, knowing the ad-
'~n'ageS to be gained by such change
Will make Brookhaven their market
"neh The bridge is completed, and thus
another important artery of trade will
Ut opened up to this growing little city
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-09-05
q r HOBBS, Editor and Proprietor.
A SCARBOROUGH, Field Editor.
BROOKHAVEN MIGHT GAIN
The Branch Agricultural Exper-
iment Station.

TUE LEADER publishes below the act
,assed by the last Legislature to pro-
eide for a branch agricultural exper-
-, station to the A. Il M. College at
s.arkville. It is learned that the
poard of Trustees of the College will
toke this subject up at an early day
and ask for bids from communities
within the prescribed limits where the
branch station is to be located, which
must be 'at some point in the State
,ortb of the tier of counties on the
oof the Alabama and Vicksburg
Railroad. and in what is known as the
rinev woods region of the State"
Brookhaven is in one OF the very
host sections of this piney woods re-
zion, and with the proper effort might
become the winning competitor for the
location. THE LEADER invites a care
ful reading and consideration of the
terms of this Act by the people OF
Brookhaven and the intelligent farm
ers of Lincoln county, who will appre
ciate the location of such an institu-
ton at some point near the city. 1t is
q subject the Business League might
take up to advantage at this time:
AN ACT to provide for the establish
ment of permanent branch ag-
ricultural experiment station.
SEC. /. Be it enacted by the Legis-
lature of the State of Mississippi, That
tbe board of trustees of the Missis-
sipp Agricultural and Mechanical
College, located at or near Starkville,
are hereby authorized to establish
branch agricultural experiment sta,
ton at some point in the State south
of the tier of counties on the line of
the Alabama and Vicksburg Railroad,
and in what is known as the piney
woods region of the State. The said
Board of Trustees are authorized to
accept donations of lands, lumber, ag
ricultural implements, fertilizers,
any property or thing that may be of
use in establishing and operating said
experiment station.
SEC. , The station herein provided
for shall be on tract of land of not
less than two hundred acres, and shall
only be located where suitable land is
donated and conveyed to the trustees
for that purpose, and if lands in ex-
cess of two hundred acres are donated,
the said board of trustees may, in
their discretion, sell the same and ap-
ply the proceeds to the improvement
of the land retained and used for said
experiment station.
SEC. 3. In locating said station the
said trustees shall consider the natural
advantages, the health and convenience
to a shipping point, and the amount
proposed to be donated by any locality
or localities, and all other matters that
may be of material advantage in the
working of the same.
SEC. 1. That this act shall be in force
from and after the date of it's passage.
Approved March II, 1900.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-09-05

Ex-State Senator Weathersby, of
Monticello, Lawrence county, reports
that the steamboat line between Mon
ticello and Columbia is expected to be
in operation by the latter part of this
week. This boat line will connect with
the branch of the Gulf and Ship Island
at Columbia and will thus give the
people in that section direct connec-
tion with commercial centres. 1t is
estimated that there will be a saving
Of seventy-five cents bale on cotton
shipped to New Orleans.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-09-05

Gov. Longino has offered reward
of $3.50 for the arrest of the person
who attempted to assassinate ex-sher-
iff P. M. b. Waite, of Tate county, a
few nights ago. The assassin fired at
Mr.. Waite through the window while
he was lying in bed.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-09-05

The large stock of the Jackson Lum-
Der Company, one of the most axten-
sive retail stocks of lumber at the
capital, was burned Friday last. A
spark from passing engine is thought
to be the cause. Loss, $4,000.