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New-York tribune., 1900-04-10
ROBERTs's TROOPS N MOTION.
BRiGADEs AND DIVISIONS OK THE MARCH
THE BURGHERs CLOSING IN.

THE BURGHERs CLOSING IN.
Londor, April IO-The Bloemfontein CORE
s'oncent Of The Morning Post telegra phing
sunday. says
,-;1I 1He movement Of troops continues with be-
,-1Fstlhg frequency, brigades and divisions ap-
sCe--lg and disappearing at brief intervals. No
led " - ii'o' 1'''~44NS ~ - W
- oonne reMOCnts were fired on yesterday on
Ial4"ay while they We're on the way here
:, - re south The enemy are reported 70 be
line N--'D0i9 4" 'iS s"0I VI -
frefs ioosfs are also apparently feeling their way
i.s.-e1Is 10 the west of the line. A party has
issl lhroFyn forward and has reoccupied the
6uT7es d Faardeberg, probably TO search for
- arms and ammunition.
- correspondent OF The Daily Telegraph
siAphing on the same day. says
Eor,s fsllway and telegraph are working well.
shIs sa aha trenches have been prepared in suit
es- tt1siloIls around Bloemfontein. The great
seen 77-lahee Is exercised. Some of the troops
nation has been received of the report
New-York tribune., 1900-04-10
wEPENER GARRISON CUT OFF.

BRITISH FORCE WE'LL INTRENCHED AND
oVISIONED-OUTPOSTS SKIRMISHING.
London. April 10-"The Times publishes the
following from Wepener dated April s:
The Wepener garrison is practically isolated.
However, the lines enormously strong and
the force is fully provisioned
Desultory firing between outposts continues.
A commando estimated at =. 900, with four guns.
went into laager last night five miles from here.
in the direction of Dewetsdorp.
New-York tribune., 1900-04-10
THE OUTBREAK OF THE ASHANTIS.
CAUSE OF UPRISING-SEVERAL CASUAL
TIES-MANY TRIBES LOYAL.

TIES-MANY TRIBES LOYAL.
London April 9.-OfTicial reports received from
Sir Frederick Mitchell Hodgson, Governor and
commander in chief of the Gold Coast Colony
show that the Ashanti uprising was due to ef
forts by the British TO obtain possession Of the
Golden Stool of Ashanti which King Prempeh
was alleged TO have concealed at the time of his
submission TO the British expedition led by Sir
Francis Scott.
These efforts have been violently opposed by
the Kumassie tribe, with the result that two
British constables have been dangerously wound
ed and one has been killed. A third is missing,
and twenty-one other casualties are reported.
Most Of the native chiefs, however, declare
themselves loyal and refuse to join the Kumassie
trfbesmen.
The Governor hopes to secure peaceful set
tIement. He has sent for two additional com
panies of troops.
New-York tribune., 1900-04-10
DIR WHOLE couNTRY REPREsENTED.

OUR WHOLE COUNTRY REPRESENTED
Oranges from Florida, Shad from North Carolina
Breakfast Food from Minnesota. POTATOES from
Utah. Water from the Adirondack Mountains.
Wine from Missouri and Californias-in additlon 10
the finest Imported Wines-Ciyars from Cuba.
Puerto Rico and Manila. I'm the Dining lars or the
IiGht.-Advr
New-York tribune., 1900-04-10
BARON BRAssEY AT sIMoNsTowN.

Simonstown, Cape Colony. April 9.-Baron and
Lady Brassey arrived here to-day on board their
steam yacht Sunbeam.
New-York tribune., 1900-04-10

A prominent official Of the Mutual Life Insurance
Company was early this morning by Trib-
reporter. and said that he thought the report
must be a fabrication No such amount stated
was on deposit with the Orange Free State Gov
ernment in fact, not f20.o0 only an amount suf-
ficient TO enable the company to do business in
that State. The official had not heard of any
missing securities. of any warning being sent
by the company against their negotiation and
consequently he believed his company was not con-
cerned in the matter.
New-York tribune., 1900-04-10

THE BLACK DIAMC ND EXPRESS.
Leaves New York at noon via the Lehigh Valley
Railroad Arrives Buffalo 9:55 p. m. Dining car
the entire distance, service Ia carte.-Aovr
New-York tribune., 1900-04-10
SECURITIES LOST IN FREE STATE
MUTUAL LIFE SAID TO HAVE WARNED
AGAINST NEGOTIATING THEM.

London, April 1O-The Cape Town corre-
spondent OF The Daily Mall teegraphing
Sunday, says:
I have received information the effect that ne
gotiabe securities of the value of 100000 which
were lodged by law with the Free State Govern
by foreign insurance companies, have disap-
peared. The New-Tork Mutual Life Insurance
Company has issued warning against dealing in
them.
New-York tribune., 1900-04-10

fcopyright. 1900: By The New-York Tribune
FAY CABLE TO THE TRTBUNE.l
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-03-03
LOSS OF A MILLION.
q Great Fire and Thrilling Rescue In
Newark, NJ. J.

The largest fire that Newark ever
experienced swept through the retail
Try goods district Feb. q, destroying
1 score or more of buildings. The loss
Is estimated at $1,000,000 Several
lives may have been lost, and several
persons We're badly burned.
The flames started about half-past
Xix o'clock in the basement of the
i've story dry goods house of w. ".
snyder & Co, on the northwest cor
her of Broad and Cedar streets, and
in less than five minutes had run up
through the elevator shaft, spreading
through every floor, and developed in
TO the biggest fire in the history of
the city in its business district.
Just how the fire started no one
could tell. Snyder's stores had been
closed for business only half an hour
before. There were two employees re-
naming on the ground floor. and one
superintendent, o. O. Shackleton. on
the third floor. A puff of smoke was
seen near the first floor elevator open
ing, and a message was sent for a
chemical engine, Before 1t arrived the
flames burst through the entire struc-
ture, and the two men on the first
LOOT lieu lOT tutlI hfCo' ohC VI thSA''
Watson Snyder, cashier, left his coat
behind him.
The man on the third floor could
not escape. He ran frantically from
one end of the building to the other
until the flames hemmed him into a
small space near a window on the
Cedar street side.
He opened the window. shouted for
help and was about to jump, when
Policeman Welsh and several others
called to him to wait, as a ladder
truck was then dashing to the spot
and only a block away. He waited
though the flames scorched his back
and caused him to scream from fright
and pain. The crew of hook and lad
der truck No. quickly raised lad
Ger, and even before it was steadied
men were climbing to the rescue.
When they reached Shackleton his
clothing was ablaze from head to foot,
and he was scarcely able to help him
self. He was gotten out through the
window, and then with firemen above
and below him and another keeping
pace with him by climbing down the
under side of the ladder he was ia
ken safely to the street.
Snyder's loss Is 100000, and other
losses will bring up the total to $1,000,
mn
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-03-03
DOINGS OF CONGRESS
WHAT OUR NATIONAL LAW MAX.
ERs ARE CONSIDERING.
Some Of the More important Work OF
the National congress--5ilis That
the Committees Report Favorabiy
Observation-Disclosures Topics.

The Senate has confirmed the fol,
lowing nominations: To be Major
General by brevet. Brigadier General
Harrison Gray Otis u. s. "; to be
3rigadier Generals by brevet, Colonel
o. Summers Second Oregon. and Col
onel H. G. Kessler. First Montana.
The United States Court of Claims
has decided against the contention OF
Admiral Dewey that the forces op-
posed to his fleet at the battle of Man
ia Bay were superior in strength. The
Court declared that the law did not
contemplate the land forces opposed
TO fleet in such an engagement. The
American fleet is therefore, entitled
to prize money at 500 per man OF
the enemy's fleet, the rate allowed
when lighting an enemy of equal
strength. The Admirals share OF this
will be $3.50.
Chairman Cooper, of the House
Committee on Insular Affairs, has In
troduced bill providing for gov
eminent for Puerto Rico" 1t follows
in the main the bill on that subject
by Senator Foraker.
The Senate Committee on Com
merce has made a favorable report
upon the bill for the appointment OF
commission to make an Investigation
of the trade relations between the
United States and China and Japan.
Republican leaders are making
strenuous efforts to whip the party in
to line for the Puerto Rican tariff bill.
G. w. Clark, son of Senator w. A.
Clark, of Montana, treasurer OF his
fathers campaign committee, testi-
fies before the Senate Committee in
Washington that no votes had been
bought in the Senatorial contest,
though he admitted having spent
sllS00O.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-03-03
COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY.
lstest News From the Active Busk
ness World.

Nearly all the New England gran.
lite cutters have struck to enforce a
demand for eight hours work, with
a minimum price of SO per day. Inc
movement involves about 5000 men.
The yardmen and trainmen of the
Cleveland Terminal and Valley RAN
way have decided to ask for an III
crease in wages.
The Republic iron and Steel Com
pany has agreed, beginning March J.,
TO observe the Weekly Pay Day law
la all the Indiana mills, and the suits
filed at Muncie by the State Factory
Inspector will he withdrawn.
The Industrial Commission contem-
plates the appointment of another sub
commission, in addition to those to go
to Chicago and the South, to go TO
the Pacific coast to take testimony IN
regard to industrial conditions,
The Pacific Coast Steamship Com
pany steamers are tied up at Vancou-
yer, unable to load or unload, owing
to the stevedores' strike. Vancouver
has the only Stevedores' Union on the
coast. So ~ssfsf.
The foreclosure sale of the st.
Louis, Peoria and Northern Railway,
at Springfield, Illinois, has been liked
for March Is. The upset price Is $780,
600.
The Texas Legislature, after thir-
ty-day special session, adjourned with.
out having accomplished the object
for which it was convened, the pas
sage of tax adjustment law.
A Cincinnati despatch says that DR..
Charles A. l.. Reed, Secretary OF the
Pan-American Medical Congress.
which was to be held in Venezuela
next year, has received information
that, in consequence of the unsettled
political conditions of the country, 1t
will be necessary to hold the meeting
N In some other part of South America.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-03-03
FATAL TENEMENT fire.
Four Lives Probably Lost in a New
York Oonfagration.
THREE DEAD BODIES RECOVERED
They Were Children of Mrs. Edward
Friedner, who Was AlsDsProbabIy
burned To Dcath-Many Taken Out
Uncouscious--Hero Rescuea.

New York, March IA fierce fire
broke out at midnight in tenement at
1851 Third avenue. The police are
firemen made many thrilling rescues,
and after the fury of the flames had
been spent the bodies Of three children
were found in the ruins. They are
thought to be the children Of Edward
Friedner. who lived on the top floor
of the building. Friedner's wife Is
missing, and Is thought also to have
been burned to death.
The bodies of the three children
were found in bed. The children had
been suffocated to death. They we're:
Elite. years; George, years; Sam
my, Is months. At fire about a year
ago the Friedner family lost two other
children by suflocation.
A dozen or more people were rescued
in semi-conscious or unconscious
condition. Policeman Thomas Tracy
did valorous service, entering the
burning building repeatedly and final
ly dropping on the third floor over
come by smoke. His comrades carried
him out unconscious, and he was sent
to the Presbyterian hospital. He will
recover. Another policeman carried
out q 5-year-old boy who was found
almost dead on the third floor.
The fire started in the basement of
the building and the entire structure
was destroyed. The financial loss is
about $4,000.
While the firemen were fighting this
fire another broke out on Third ave-
nue.. just five blocks away. under al
most similar circumstances. The fire
was quickly extinguished. At the
same time there was a fire burning at
! 1928 Second avenue, very colse at hand,
where four story fiat house was en-
| fireIy piYttad
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-03-03
DEATH RECORD.

Nathaniel II. Whitmore one of the
Oldest lawyers and educators OF
Maine, died at his home in Gardiner,
Feb. g. aged 10 years.
Colonel William G. Elan, editor OF
the Norfolk Virginian Pilot, is dead
at his home in Louisa county.
Professor e. r. Boyer, Director of
the Chicago Institute of Pedagogy,
died in that city Feb. "a.
Mrs. Henrietta Smell. widow OF
Amos j. Smell, the Chicago million
aire, whose murder has been a mys-
terry for the past twelve years. is dead,
aged 70 years.
l.. F. Latin, of Chicago, a we'll.
known manufacturer of gun powder,
died Feb. rs at Old Point Comfort.
congressman Harry Miner, form
erly a well-known theatrical manager,
is dead in New York.
DR.. James II. Smart, President OF
Perdue University, is dead at his
home in Lafayette. Indiana.
Solomon Roosevelt, builder of the
Baltimore and Pacific. the first steam
ers to cross the Atlantic, is dead &C
Delaware. Ohio, aged SO years.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-03-03
SOCIALIST MAYORS.
They Visit New York City and Make
A Good impression.


Mayors Chase, of Haverhill, and
Coulter, of Brockton, Mass, have just
been the guests of the Social Demo
cratic Club, at Manhattan Lyceum, in
New York. They are the only Social
list Mayors in the United States, and
Socialist Labor men are rejoicing
greatly over their visit They prom
Use to make another visit next year,
bringing with them more Mayors and
other public officials of the same
creed. They are both Americans by
birth, young in years and intelligent
Mayor Chase says that he remembers
the time when people laughed at the
pretensions of Socialists, and said
they would never be able to win an
election Yet he has been elected
twice and the second time was chos-
en- over a combination of Republi-
cans, Democrats and Prohibitionists.
1T used to be predicted" he said,
that our movement would be a thing
of the past before we sent single
Socialist to the Legislature Well. we
have two members to our party in
the State House of Massachusetts.
and we have, besides, six men on the
Municipal Board of Haverhill-a town
with 10000 population-and three in
the Municipal Board of Brockton,
which is a centre of the shoemaking
industry like my town. and has pop.
ulation OF about the same size. I'm a
cool headed Yankee. but | tell you it's
growing like wild fire. Haverhill and
Brockton and the surrounding towns
are full Of Socialism. and other places
are catching on rapidly"
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-03-03
CRIMINAL.

Lon" Curry, one of the train rob-
bers who engaged in the Wilcox, Wy
oming, hold-up on the Union Pacific
last June, when 100000 was secured,
was shot and killed by officers at bod.
son, Missouri, Feb. 2S, while resisting
arrest
George Williams, a negro, killed his
mother while they were following the
corpse of her husband to the grave
near Pleasant Hill, Georgia, the other
day.
Wilson Wakelin, a prominent farm
er of Brock, Nebraska, murdered his
wife, formerly President Of the w. G.
r.. u. of Nebraska, the other night
and, then committed suicide on the
grave of his first wife.
Mrs. Caroline Wilson was bound
and gagged in her home, in Inwood
avenue. near Belmont street, New
York, Feb. %, and robbed of 1927 by
two men, who were arrested.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-03-03
THE ELECTRIC CHAIR
EXECUTION or ANTONIO FERRAr.
no AT SING SING.

Prisoner Had Been Expected to offer
Frantic Physical Resistance but
Failed to Do So--Five Shocks BE-
fore Death.
Antonio Ferraro, whose defiance Of
the electric chair gave reason for the
belief that he would make physical re-
sistance at the last moment surprised
all. and walked from his cell to the
electric chair. clinging to the arm OF
Principal Keeper Connaughton. with
out the least protest, and was shocked
10 death at Sing Sing, N. ~, Feb. Is.
in the same chair in which thirty 9TH
er convicted murderers have expiated
their crimes.
The witnesses had reached the cleo
trio chamber at eight o'clock. There
was look of anxiety on the faces OF
all. They had heard that an awful
scene of forcing a man into the chair
and strapping the electrodes by the
main force OF the trained guards was
likely to occur.
AS soon as the door leading from
the electric chamber to the death
house was opened the sound OF the
PRIESTS voice raised In prayer reached
the ears OF those waiting In front OF
the chair.
After a delay that seemed many
minutes the heavy shuttle Of the feet
of the guards was the signal that Fer
raro was on his way. He patiently
watched the guards as they fastened
the heavy straps which bound him to
the chair.
At signal from the Warden the
current was applied. The body became
rigid at the first shock of 1,740 volts.
and, as this was reduced to $50. the
muscles contracted and finally. when,
after a minute and eight seconds, the
current was turned off entirely, the
body became limp.
Again the current was applied and
turned off. The man was still alive.
The third application was given and
when 1t was turned off the doctors mo-
ticed that the artery in his neck was
still nuttering. Two more distinct APP
plications were given, and at the expi-
ration Of these five shocks the man
was pronounced dead. Terraro was q
man OF british nature, and It has
| always been the experience that these
| men offer more resistance to the cleo
| trio current than others Of more
| delicate nerve.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-03-03
MARTINSBURG. w. VA. SATURDAY. MARCH B. 1900.

thousands corl have endured such a
friqbtful stencil The river banks were
honevcombed y tn trenches, such as
had never been cen before in warfare.
These wers res ly underground dwell
lings. Unless a shell was to drop
straight down into the opening 1t
would not reaih the interior. Flat
trajectory projctiles would be bound
to fail to reach them. The Beers were
living or sitting on the ground. Their
faces were hagard and wan"
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-03-03
MANILA NEWS.

A special from Hong Kong. British
China. TO the Evening World. says:
United States Consul Wildman has
information that three members Of the
Filipino junta, Luban. Ponce and
Agoncillo. brother of the envoy, left
recently for Japan to meet Aguinaldo.
This gives credence TO the story that
Aguinaldo escaped from the Island OF
Luzon to Formosa, when hunted by
General Lawton's expedition through
the northern part of the island.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-03-03
CAPE NOME.
Reports That Miners Are Reapine a
Bio Harvest

Late reports from Cape Nome and
Cape York districts disclose that these
camps continue to yield large amounts
of gold after the close of Boring Sea
navigation, on Nov. 6.
j. b. Zimbar. of Seattle, writes to
his partner, Captain F. N. iceberg,
saying, Price and | got in five days
work before 1t froze again, taking out
at that time 1912. The Alaska Com
mercial Company took out, with a
gold separator or sluice rocker. $500
in five days. Price went to Cape
York and got two lots and three claims.
He got nuggets as large as the end
of your finger.
"Our best deal was made with a
Laplander. We traded with him for a
fraction on Anvil Creek, only three
claims from where a number of Lap
landers took out $4,000 This fraction
will give yourself, III. Y. Rydestrom,
Price and all the Gold we want. Price
prospected the claim and got 70 cents
to $3.50 a pan"
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-03-03

Richard Croker has left Wautag [,
and is supposed to have gone 70 Wies'
baden, where his friend David Nagi
is. He came down TO London on Satur.
dav He is on crutches. The bone o.
his broken leg is said to be healin .
with annoying slowness. He is plan.
ming to return to New York about
June 1. .-.ss.ss ...ssAts4 as.f
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-11-22
ST. BRlDeET'S EucHRE.
Three Hundred Tickets Have Al
ready Been Sold.

The members of st. Bridgets Lyceum
are working hard for the success of their
euchre and informal reception, which will
be held in the School Hall, No. 1877 Mercer
street, next Tuesday evening. The special
committee appointed at the last meeting
of this popular club by the Rev. w. A.
Keyes, the president. have worked won
ders and are still hustling. The ticket
committee has disposed of over 300 tickets
and it is confident that over 600 players
will attend. Accommodations will be made
for that number
The prize committee has secured a
large assortment of handsome and useful
articles. 1t expects at least 125 prizes.
Arrangements have been made whereby
the most valuable of the articles will be
placed on exhibition this week.
In former years at this season the
Lyceum has produced a drama, but the
members decided at a previous meeting
that euchre party would be more sue
cessful this year and the same energies
that were exerted to make their plays a
success are working for the success of
this event. The Rev. John F. Ryan, the
pastor of the church, and his assistants
are working energetically. The euchre
will begin promptly at $50 P. M. and
dancing will start Immediately after the
games
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-11-22
] SCHUBERTS WILL SING. /
Concert to Be Given In
February In the Elks' New
Home, Formerly the
Tabernacle.

There will be after all Schubert con-
cert this season, and it will be held in
the Elks' Hall, formerly the Tabernacle.
No date has yet been fixed for the con-
cert, but it will take place some time in
February by which time the hall, reno
waited by the admirers of Cervus Alces,
will be in order for the occasion.
1t was owing to the unsettled state of
the Tabernacle's, affairs that the club had
to abandon it's concerts. Now the Elks
have secured the building and are going
to place it in first class condition the
members have decided to hold a concert,
and thereafter continued the regular
soirees musicales.
Mr. Victor Baier, the we'll known con-
ductor of the club, in conversation with a
News" representative, said today that q
concert and probably two would be given
soon. Mr.. Baier will call rehearsals, and
later date announce the composition to
be presented By the time the concert
dates will be known the big organ in the
Tabernacle will have been removed. That
out of order instrument was not included
in the $4,000 paid by the Elks for the hail.
therefore it will be removed and sold by
the Tabernacle Association
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-11-22
HOUSE BLOWN DOWN.
Gale Struck a New Building
All Escaped Unhurt.

A dozen workmen had narrow escape
from being crushed to death. yesterday
afternoon at No. 196 Kensington avenue,
when a fierce gale of wind struck
partly completed frame house and sent II
crashing to the ground. Some of the cars
penters were inside the building when thu
sudden gale arose and made the frame
work tremble. They realized the peril
of the shaky frame work and started to
leave
Before they got out. a mighty blast
caught the building sauarely, and after .
few strainings, which acted as a warning
toppled over with terrific crash. Tha
carpenters jumped from the windows to
the ground to escape being buried be-
meath the timber. Not a man was shurt.
Sufficient warning was given to all when
the building began to tremble under the
strain of the high wind.
Arthur Perine is the mason and builder.
Not much work has been done on thd
building other than the brick foundation
and the skeleton frame work of a two,
story structure. The loss will not amount
to very much. Some delay viii be ex-
perienced in cleaning away the broken
beams and fallen walls.
A telegraph pole at Arlington avenue
and Grand street was uprooted yesterday
by the sudden storm and Is hanging dams
gerously against several wires.
A telegraph wire was blown down on
Bergen avenue near the Central Railroad
track yesterday afternoon.