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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-03-02
ENGLAND Wild WITH JOY.
All London Gathers in the Streets to Shout
and Sing and Cheer.
Special Gable Dispatcher TO THE Sur.

and Sing and Cheer.
Special Gable Despatehss to The Sun.
LONDON, March 1.-Ladysmith has been
relieved. Little Is known as this despatch
is written beyond that bare fact. but the
news has transformed the nation.
It Is difficult to believe that the England
Of to-day is tho England OF yesterday and
the past five gloomy months. The Sun
correspondent is writing amid a great
chorus OF mingled cheers. song and shouts
OF exultation, a chorus which has .eO lit
orally unbroken for six hours.
The spontaneous outburst OF public emo
tion, not only in London, but throughout
Great Britain tonight. Is really more re-
markable than the military event which
called it forth. Nearly ten thousand Eng.
lishmen have been ~beleaguered for four
long months. They were frequently at
tackled and were constantly In peril and
they were in such great privation that lat
terly they subsisted on half a pound Of
meal and a bit Of horsefesh daily. That is
the iron which has been ranking In the
soul OF the British nation no one knew
how deeply until tonight.
Three days ago came the news Of the first
great success Of the British arms in South
Africa and the surrender Of a large force OF
the enemy. England was unmoved 80 far
as any outward manifestation Of feeling
went.
This was not the thing on which the heart
OF the nation was set. Those bloody de-
feats in Natal, disaster succeeding disaster,
have wounded British pride as II never sui.
fercd before In this generation, and the
dearest wish OF every Engllshman for
weeks past has been to retrieve the British
fortunes and rescu~Gen. Whites army.
Now that this has come to pass, it has
brought with it almost a miracle in Eng
lish human nature. None now living has
ever witnessed such scenes as are passing
In London at the present moment. Those
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-03-02
FATAL WASHOUT WRECK.
THREE KILLED AND SIX SERIOUSLY
HrRT NEAR PLiINUILLE. CONN.

Train ON tho Northampton Road Gets
Partly over n Weak S~pot-Cars Slide
Down an Embankme and Pull Down
The Baggage Car and Locomotive.
New HAVEN. Conn, March IA wash.
ut on tho Northampton division OF the
New Haven and Hartford Railroad this
evening resulted in the death OF O loco.
motive engineer, train baggage master
and an unidentified PASSENGER. mortal injuries
to another passenger and severe injuries to
five more, besides the wrecking OF q pas.
senger train. The recent heavy rains have
swollen The streams oil over Connecticut
many OF which have overlooked their banks
and the tremendous body Of surface water has
raised havoc with the railroad entertainments
at various places among the Northern dlvi.
sion. considerably delaying trains and demon.
alizing the time schedule.
At a place called Taylor's Crossing, one and q
hall miles north OF Piainville. where the, rail.
road Is built upon a dirt embankment thirty
feet high, the rush Of water from the
si'a sSs . haIIIss, n SI1s .n against ;6rcs the bA; 3
gradually undermine it. although the track
men were aware that the bank was being
weakened, 1t was not thought that the. dam.
age was so great az to imperil the safety of
The regular southbound passenger train.
composed OF engine. baggage car. three
b.! Hass f!sis!on r0s When s sns aa 's' a, i flSsln sfiiI &
6;55 P. NJ, had reached this weakened spot
on time tonight. when the engine seemed to
Stephen ii i. sea rss Of 't this city that i"s t i"s' track
was giving way, He succeeded In getting the
locomo,iye and baggage car over the weakened
The three passenger coaches slid and rolled
down the EN- bank ment. Tho coupling
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-03-02
LADY WHITES THANKFULNESS.
Happy Wife Of the Commander of the Lady
smith Garrison.

Special Cable D,spatch 10 The SUN.
LONDON, March LADY White. the wife OF
Gen. White. the commander at Ladysmith. said
to-day;
All the world Is in sympathy with me to-day
and | am in sympathy with all the world. lam
most happy to make public my cordial and
warmest thanks to the multitude OF ympa-
thizers with me during the trying period Of the
long siege. l am delighted. supremacy de-
lighted. at the joyful news OF the relief OF the
~beleaguered garrison and happy at the intelli-
aence that my husband is we'll and safe at last.
As a wife / can say no more. What happy wife
could say morei'
Lady White accompanied the Marquis and
Warehouses Of Larsdowne to the Alham'ra
Theatre tonight. They received an ovation
the audience standing and cheering as soon as
their presence was known.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-03-02
10 SEND OYER 80, o MORE MEN.
War Secretary Says Recent Victories Will
Not Change the Governments Plans.

Special Gable D,si ntch 10 THE SUs.
LONDON. March LIN ths House OF Lords
to-day the Marquis Of Lansdowne, Secretary
Of State for War. said that tho news OF the re-
lief Of L%adysmith had been received with the
greatest satisiactiol He did not know whether
the larger proportion OF the credit for this
achievement should be given TO Gen. Whites
force. which had held out with such conspicu-
Gus determination FOR weeks and months. or to
the troops under Gen, Butler who. in the face OF
physical difficulties Of the greatest magnitude.
had succeeded in their task or. last but not
least. to the com mander-in-chief. whose splen-
did military instincts had relieved the pressure
IN Natal,
The Governments efforts. the Wa Secretary
declared. would not be relaxed and between
now and April !. 1887 additional troops
would be sent TO tho Cape. He also stated that
1880 men would be sent to the Cape during
the month OF May.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-03-02
CECIL LESLIE ARRESTED.
Press Agent Of the "Franklin syndicate"
Found In Cleveland.

Word was received at Police Headquarters
last night that Cecil Leslie, tho press agent OF
the Miller $50 per cent. syndicate. had been
arrested in Cleveland by Central ONCE Detec-
tive McConvillo Of this city McConville heard
and went after HIN. armed with a bench war
rant. MctOnvlile started back for New York
last nigh, with, his prisoner, An alleged con-
fession Of Leslie's was recently published.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-03-02
NO PRICE ON KTMBERLEF,S RELIEF.
Suggestion That the DE Beers Company Pay
the Troops Regulated.
Special Gable r,sva'ch 10 The Sun.

NpFci1I CdOTe 7tsrdch 10 THE Sun,
LONDON. March 1,-Mr. Balfour. the Govern
ment leader In the House Of Commons, was
asked by Mr.. Thomas Gibson Bowles. Con-
servative, to-day, whether any Of the E2.OOu.-
900 profit Of tho De Beers mines at Kimberley
would be distributed among the troops who
had ~salvaged them.
In reply Mr., Balfour said that such a course
would be quite a new military practice. II il
was adopted the only difference between being
Sucked by your enemy and relieved by your
friend would be merely one Of form.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-03-02
BRITISH OCCUPY COLPSBERG.
Important Cape Colony Railway Point
Taken by Gen. Clements.
SPECIAL 'dbl, Despatch 10 The Sun.

Sp,cidl able Desl aci 10 THE Sun.
LONDON, March l.-Gen. Lord Roberts cables
to the War Office as follows:
"~PAARD.BERG. Feb. 2S.-Clcments reports
that on hearing Coloskerg had been evacu-
ated he sent a force to occupy Colesberg June.
ton. lie rode into Colesb-r9 aud received an
enthusiastic welcome. He secured an amount
Of ammunition. arrested several persons and
returned to Rensburg. The railway Is clear
and work ing 10 I.aneweleman's Siding. He re-
ports tomorrow In reference to a few ~cuiverts
that have been blown up. Our troops hold
Colesberg and Colesberg Junction"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-03-02
Found Living on Short Rati0ls Of
Meal and HOrSemeat
ALL ENGLAND REJOICING.
London Shows an Enthusiasm Never
Before Aroused by Victory.

Crowds Parade tho Streets for Hours,
Cheering for the Queen. Roberts, Butler
and White and Singing Patriotic Songs
No Details Received of tho Boer Re
tirement-Besieged Garrison In a Critical
Condition and Relief Arrives just In
T,me-London Press JubiIant Over tho
victory. but Warns the Public That More
Fighting Il to Come-Government An
nounces That Over 90 5000 Re-snforce-
nents Will BE Sent Out in tho Next Two
Months Despite the Recent Victories
General Praise for Buffers Determined
Attacks In Spite Of Repeated Failures.
Spoiai Gable D,spatch to The Sun.
LONDON, March Cen. Butler sent the
following message to the Marquis OF
Lansdowne, Secretary Of State for War,
this morning:
"LYrrELToN's CAMP, March I, 9:05 A. NJ.
-%Dundonald with Natal carabineers and
composite regiments entered Ladysmith
last night. The country between me and
Ladysmith is reported clear Of the enemy.
l am moving on N%elthorpe."
Later this despatch was received:
"NELTHoRPE, March I, $40 P. Nj have
Just returned from Ladysmith. Except for
a small rear guard north OF Surprise Hill
the whole OF the enemythat has lately been
besieging Ladysmith has retired in hot
haste, and to the south OF the town the
country Is quite clear Of them.
The garrison were on half a pound Of
meat a day and were supplementing their
meat rations by horses and mules.
The men will want a little nursing
before they are fit Ior the field"
In the House Of Commons Mr.. Baliour.
in reading Gen. Buffers despatch. said 1t
should read were on half a pound Of meal
q day" instead OF meat, and that they were
"supplementing the meal rations with
horses and mules"
None OF the newspapers has yet re-
snived news from Natal experimenting
Gen. Buffers dispatches to the War Office.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-03-02
REC4PIURE OF JAMES TOVy,
Beers Admit Their Defeat and n Loss Of 80
Killed and 1913 Wounded.

Npcct1f tdoe DespdtCt 10 THE sun.
STERKsPRUIT. Feb. 2S.-The Beers at Lady
Grey admit that Gen. Brabant recapturcd
jamestown, The Boer losses were 80 killed.
1913 wounded aud 300 missing.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-03-02
CRoNJE LOST ONL. - KILLEDy
Boer Admit That Number and That More
Than ZOO We're Wounded.

~ TFNUWIVTT n TIT oVV'
LONDON. March 2.-According to the stand
ard's correspondent at paardeberg the Beers
admit a loss OF Afty killed throughout Com
mandant Cronje's resistance. More than two
hundred wounded Beers were found.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-03-02

jamestown is about thirty miles south OF the
Free state 6orlur and about the same distance
east o. Stormher. Junction.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-03-02
>EvERE A7TACk ON MAFEkING.
Garrison Eepuises the Beers Aner Tw,
Days Of Fighting.
Nle0di Cabl, D,,natch 10 Tur sr,

" N''hHhA 10 lHE Sun
LONDON March L. Maieking endured q Sc.
we're dhu protractsd assault on Saturday and
sunday The Beers were driven on with a loss
OF forty The British losses were two killed and
three wounded.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-03-02
sea, o MORE FROM PHILADELPHIA.
Half the Convention Guarantee Has Now
Been Sent to Mr.. Hanna.

PHILADELPHIA. March l.-Mavor Ashbridge
to-day sent TO Washington a second check for
S25.OOO. the second quarter Of the fund guar
anteei for the National Republican Convention
expenses. The trustees .! the Exposition
Building. in which the convention IL to be held,
II II is held In this city. met this afternoon AMI
tee to have the hall and to make what altera-
lions were considered necessary for the pur-
nose.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-03-02
TTfLY TO MAKE OVERTURESp
The Government ~Interprllated Regarding
Its Intentions.

ROME. March LIN the Chamber o, Deputies
to-day the Republicans interpellated the Gov.
eminent as to whether 1t intended to MAKE
oyertures TO Great Britain in favor OF rea,tah.
lI-hing peace in South Africa.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-03-02
POPE'S WISH FOR PEACE.

when Told of Relief of Ladysmith lie
Expressed Hope for the End.
Special Gable Dsspdtch to The Sun,
LONDON. March 2.-The Rome correspondent
OF 1.-THE DAILY Ners says that when the Pope was
informed Of the relief OF Iadysmith he ex-
claimed:
May this be the beginning OF the end"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-03-02
FLAGSHIP 70 IN CROyJE's PRISON
Announced That He VIII be Kept In tho
Bay mt Cape Town..

STecldI fdble DtSDdch 10 THE Sun.
LONDON, March I'm the House OF Com
mons to-day Mr., Joseph Powell Williams,
Financial Secretary to the War ONCE, an
]nouncri that Gen, Cronje and his family would
be taken aboard the flagship OF the British
feet at Cape Town.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-03-02
Nh Excess Fare

To Cleveland, st. Louis or Cincin natl. Luxurious
trains, fast time, superb service via New York Cen.
trail. Lake shore. Big -Four. Trains Illuminated b.
Ptntsch Light.-id~
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-03-02

Atthe Western Union telegraph office at 1915
Broadway, 1t was said at midnight last night
that messages 70 Cleveland aud points in
northern Ohio were bcin. accepted subject 70
delay. The storm hal practically cut CIeve-
land and the neighuor,ng cities OF from tho
res. Of tho wor.l, although Toledo still had a
wire open 10 Cleveland, and somr business was
Chicago.
The congestion OF business caused by the
progress OF the storm through NiIbima, Louise
lana and the Mississippi Va, ~ states had
bHen quite overcome al midnight and the night
force was working under ordinary pressure.
Conditions were constantly improving. II was
said.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-03-02

Fast sleeper to Buffalo.
Leaves New York except Sunday. L~ackawsnns
Railroad. 10 !. "; arrives Buffalo $40 4. A.-AdA
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-03-02
CLEVELAND STORA STRICKEN.
sleet Almost ~Isolates the ~City-Damage Of
1000 600 Reported.

CLEVELAND. Ohio. March |. 1OP. M.-Cleve.
land Is frozen UP tlght. All the telephone wires
are down. The loss IL moro than Sl,OD0.ODO.
Tho street-car service is suspended. The fire
dark tonight. Tho ice covers everything.
Thousands OF trees are broken down. Scores
OF horses have been killed. The United States
forecastor says:
1T Ia the most wonderful sleet storm in my
experience"
The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-09

From the New York Press

The word "conceit" has drifted down
down, down, from a happy and respec a
bic origin to the level of vanity and pride
vainglory, egotism, self-sufficiency self
complacency. When we see a person puff
ed up with an undue sense of his own
importance we remark that he is plumed
and inflated with conceit. Sooner or later
we grow to despise him. But conceit used
to be synonymous with brilliant ideas,
thoughts or images In the older books
we read of happy conceits. The ablest
writers were full of them. Plainly. a
conceit was a conception of something
sparkling and witty. Words may become
degenerate as well as men. however so
here we have something for Nordau to
struggle with.
have heard able men say that President
Garfield was the most conceited person
that ever held exalted office When giving
audience TO the leading statesmen of his
day he would seat himself before large
mirror and regard his handsome physiog-
nomy for hours with the keenest satisfac-
ton. Instead of listening TO what his Wis
itOr had to say he would be stroking his
mustache or arranging his beautiful beard
in most becoming fashion. Able bodied,
puissant. virile, he believed himself in
vincible among men; handsome, well pro-
portioned, magnetic. he knew that he was
irresistible among women.
One of the brighter men in public life
is James Hamilton Lewis the blond
Adonis of the Northwest. Although only
81 years old he has served a term in the
House of Representatives, been a terri
torial senator, a nominee for Governor,
a nominee for United States Senator, ana
a candidate for Vice President in two Ma
tional Conventions, receiving the votes of
oregon, California, Washington and Ala
bama in Chicago in 1896, and those of his
adopted state in Kansas City in 1900. De-
scriptlonists of a professional type have
endeavored persistently to make Ham
Lewis whiskers resemble those of Copper
King William A. Clark of Montana, but
as a matter of fact there is not the slight
est suggestion of similarity. Clark is
Irish and fiery of complexion. while his
htrsuteness is carroty and savage, his
head covering n shock of red wheat
straw and his chin whskers a strawberry
colored whisk broom.
Mr. Lewis whiskers are fashioned after
the boards Of eX-Mayor Hugh Grant, Tom
Crimmlns, John NJ. Bowers and Capt. Je-
rome Byron Wheeler. The man he most
resembles here IS Vice President Shepard
OF the American Bank Note Company
His hair and whiskers are several shades
lighter than Clarks, the former being
trimmed in a civilized way while the lat
ter look like two auburn windows of
well-oured timothy. When men socially
inclined see Lewis approaching they slip
away. Admitting his cleverness and even
brilliancy they find him an insufferable
bore because OF his inordinate vanity
He will pose for you by the hour. He
loves his looking glass better than his
soul. He is exceptionally handsome, and
knows II better than anybody else. He
dresses 20 kill.
Another conceited statesman is the
young senator from Indiana. Mr.. Albert
Jeremiah Beverage. In the course OF
his first speech in the Senate he rear
ranged his spit-curl no less than 17s
times.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-09
DOES COAT MAKE MANI
A Case I'm Illustration I'm n Baltimore
Hotel.


From the Baltimore Sun.
Does the coat make the man?
That is the question one of Baltimore S
pioneer shirt-waist men is asking.
II happened on one OF the sizzling days
Of last week that this gentleman left his
desk in the office of large manufacturing
firm and walked two blocks to the Hotel
Renuert to eat his midday meal. EIc
walked into the cafe and seated himself at
a table where he was attended by a waiter
and wrote out his order Then came the
first break in his plans to comfortably en-
10y his repast. The acting head waiter
came up. and, calling him by name, said
I'm sorry. sir. but we are not allowed TO
serve gentlemen without coats"
The woud-be diner looked up in aston
ishment and then down at his costume.
He wore a blue and white striped negli-
gee shirt with neat necktie. The shirt
was buttoned down the front had no
opening at the back Of the neck to cape.
was without a bosom and nj him loosely
enough 10 be comfortable and at the same
time preserve some of its freshness. He
wore no suspenders, a belt taking their
place. and as he said yesterday in con-
versation with a reporter Of the Sun, had
M doubt that he looked better without his
coat than with il on that hot day.
Said he: The costume ] wore was one
in which / would not hesitate TO appear
In INV own home. before my family
would sit on my front porch or sit at my
own table in IL. Certainly In the cafe
where none but men are served there
could be no objection TO the propriety Of
such a costume"
But the waiter was inexorable. Unfor-
tunately the manager OF the hotel and his
assistant were out at the time, so there
The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-09
Waycross News Notes,

Waycross, Ca. Aug. s.-Leighton w.
Hubbard. for years correspondent of the
leading state dailies at this point, is now
associate editor of the Florida Star at
Orlando
Martin & Middleton is the style of a new
firm just organized at Atkinson for the
manufacture of crossties
One day recently a little daughter of
Mr. Ryals, of Wayne county was bitten
by a poisonous snake. By prompt action
and faithful application of remedies at
hand the child's life was saved.
Yesterday morning a negro by the name
of Jim Jones got into a difficulty with his
wife at Screven The woman shot him.
the ball striking him In the face, infiict-
ing an ugly wound.
William Rolls drained off the water In
his mill pond near Glenville a day or two
ago, and for two days himself and his
neighbors had lively sport catching fish
Some of the trout caught weighed 1912
and Is pounds.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-09

was no higher authority to whom 10 APP
peal. The diner, now more hungry than
ever, was convinced that the waiter feared
for his position II such an infringement
of the rules was allowed so he prepared
to leave the cafe. Then the cashier came
to his assistance. When informed Of the
difficulty and the apparent necessity for
going elsewhere 10 get his meal or else go
back 10 the office for his coat the cashier
said:
1--WE are nearly Of a size, you take my
coat and wear IL while you eat your din
ner."
The coat was quickly forthcoming and
as quickly donned, the cashier wearing a
thin Office coat. Then the diner returned
to the table and told the waiter to hurry
up the order which had already been writ
The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-09
CHINESE ARE EDWARDS.
Mrs. BorrOvvs Says the Boxers Could
g Soon BE Put Down.

Chicago, Aug. S-"The Boxer trouble in
China can be put down in a months time
if the Powers will agree and act in uni
son. Once break the confidence that the
Chinese have in themselves and they will
scatter in all directors, b cause the Chi
nese are born towards" is the statement
made by Mrs. M. l.. Rarrows, NJ. D., of
Chattanooga Tenn, who for nearly years
has been in China as a missionary and a
physician connected with the Methodist
Foreign Missionary Society, and who pass
cd through Chicago to-day on her way to
Cincinnati
Mrs. Barrows has been stationed in Tien
Tsin. PekiR and Min Yang and in the past
year has had many thrilling experiences,
and only left her last station, Ming Yang,
June IS, after repeated warnings to flee
for safety.
Mrs. Barrows was accompanied out Of
Ming Yang by several Episcopal mission
aries, wives of business men and number
of refugees, all of whom were landed in
Japan. They were compelled to leave their
posse ssions behind.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-09

ten. lie was served without further ques-
ton, ate his meal. paid for IL and then
DOTTED the loaned coat.
That is why he is asking IL It is the coat
that makes the man, for, with no other
change IN himself or his costume the
presence Of the coat made II possible for
him to be served.
Now II Is suggested that hotels will be
Obliged to change their rules with the
spread Of the shirt-waist fashion or else
they will have 10 serve coats with their
meals. BY having a supply OF coats OF all
sizes the coatlese men might be temper
ar.ly accommodated with a covering for
their shirt waists while dining. removing
the coats a. the cashiers desk before
again appearing on the street In their
comfortable and sensible garb.